Turli tava has its name origin in Turkish words turli meaning mixed and tava , a pottery dish. Its a common main course dish for Macedonia

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 and the rest of the southern Balkans

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. Turli tava is made out of potatoes, rice, okra, eggplant, carrots, peppers, pork, beef or lamb. All these ingridients are mixed and baked in a oven in a traditional pottery dish (tava).