DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Ajapsandali
Cold Georgian eggplant stew with peppers, tomato and coriander.
About Ajapsandali
Maggie Turansky’s ajapsandali follows the Georgian eggplant-and-pepper stew served cold as a side dish. This representative combines eggplant, red and green bell peppers, tomato and onion with fresh coriander.
Tomato paste supplies a concentrated savoury base, with garlic and green chilli providing the stronger aromatic seasoning. Salt and pepper season the vegetables.
The vegetables form a thick, cohesive mixture with soft peppers and thoroughly softened eggplant. Fresh coriander runs through the stew, which the publisher explicitly presents cold after its flavours have melded.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ajapsandali
Maggie Turansky’s Georgian cold ajapsandali.
- Yellow onionAromatic
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- EggplantsBase
- Red bell peppersBase
- Green bell pepperBase
- Green chilliSeasoning
- TomatoBase
- Fresh corianderAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Eggplants: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red bell peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Green selected over red; seed removal optional preparation, not ingredient absence claim.
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source explicitly offers Georgian peeled-tomato practice, selected rather than author’s unpeeled convenience preference.
- Fresh coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Same source cilantro split into cooked and fresh finish allocations.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only neutral oil, botanical blend unspecified.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only seasoning.
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Narrative final seasoning60, type unprovided.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Conditional method moisture/consistency adjustment only.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Georgia
- GeorgiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Georgian Cuisine
- Georgian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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