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I have been looking up Khinkali recipes online and from my research it would seem that authentic Georgian Khinkali make use of a spice called dzira. Since it is sometimes referred to as "Georgian Caraway" I am wondering if I can substitute regular caraway for it?

I live in New York City, and I have never seen Dzira in any of the spice shops that I have visited.

FabulousGlobe
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  • Dzira.... Jeera :) ... so it likely is a type of CUMIN not caraway. A quick web search suggest it is not normal cumin either. Have you checked whether black cumin or ajwain could be a match? – rackandboneman Nov 03 '16 at 10:40
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    Are you sure it is not just caraway? Lke rackandboneman, I suspected cumin first, then went searching, and the most interesting thing I found was this: A linguistic explanation of the word dzira in Georgian – Willem van Rumpt Nov 03 '16 at 17:14
  • @WillemvanRumpt Well after reading the article, it does seem to be likely. The problem for me is of course that I keep finding contradictory sources on the internet. However, an etymology blog does seem more trust-able than other sources. I suppose I could try to make a few dumplings with Caraway, a few with Cumin, and see which ones seem to remind me most of the ones that I have tried in high end restaurants. – FabulousGlobe Nov 03 '16 at 22:36
  • I have exactly zero experience with Georgian cuisine, so can't help there, but indeed: Give it a go! – Willem van Rumpt Nov 04 '16 at 06:18

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