Hungarian Chicken Paprikash (Chicken and Dumplings)🇭🇺.

Here’s a full, comforting recipe for Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with Nokedli (Dumplings) 🇭🇺 — one of Hungary’s most iconic dishes. Creamy, savory, paprika-rich chicken stew paired with soft homemade dumplings. It’s soul food from Central Europe at its finest!

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings (Paprikás Csirke Nokedlivel)

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🍗 Ingredients for Chicken Paprikash:

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil, lard, or butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1½ tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1½–2 lbs (700–900g) bone-in chicken (thighs/drumsticks preferred)
• 1 small tomato, peeled and chopped (or 1 tbsp tomato paste)
• 1 small Hungarian green pepper or bell pepper, sliced (optional)
• 1½ cups (350ml) chicken stock or water
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• ½ cup (120g) sour cream (tejföl)
• 1 tbsp flour (to thicken sauce)

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🍥 Ingredients for Nokedli (Hungarian Dumplings):

• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup (120ml) water (adjust as needed)