Why it works: Tomato and capsicum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,520 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Turlitava
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Chop the meat and fresh vegetables.
Put them in a pottery saucepan.
Season and cook
Add the spices, stir, then add cooking oil and water.
Don’t put too much water, just enough so that turlitava is soft after cooking.
Put the saucepan in the oven and cook at 200 °C for an hour and a half.
During that time, stir two to three times.
When the meal is ready, it has a golden‑red crust.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 15 ingredients. The other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
| Mutton | not in our table | 0 |
| Capsicum | not in our table | 0 |
| Plant | not in our table | 0 |
| French Bean | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Tomato + capsicumtop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10,520 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together9,023 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Potato + tomatotop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,798 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Pork + potatotop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,668 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Potato + capsicumtop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,681 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Mixed meat (pork, veal, mutton)
- Provides the main protein and savoury body of the stew as it cooks down.
- Potato
- Releases starch as it cooks, helping thicken the juices and soften the stew.
- Tomato
- Adds moisture and acidity that help build the sauce as the vegetables break down.
- Onion
- Softens and sweetens as it cooks, adding depth to the base of the stew.
The step that matters
Adding the water. Too much water dilutes the flavour and keeps the stew loose, while too little can leave it dry or scorched. The vegetables release their own juices, so the amount must be just enough for the dish to turn out soft.
Swap the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, pork, veal, mutton, potato, tomato, capsicum):
- Carrotfits about as well
- Onionthe original
- Asparagusfits about as well
- Okrafits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against meat, pork, veal, mutton, potato, tomato, capsicum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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