noun
assorted simmered dish; food cooked separately and served together
A Japanese dish where various ingredients (meat, fish, vegetables) are simmered separately and then arranged together on one plate.
今日の夕食は炊き合わせにしました。
I made an assorted simmered dish for dinner tonight.
この炊き合わせには、大根と鶏肉が入っています。
This simmered dish contains daikon radish and chicken.
煮物 is a general term for simmered dishes, while 炊き合わせ specifically refers to ingredients cooked separately and then combined.
Compound of 炊き (taki, 'cooking, simmering', continuative form of 炊く) and 合わせ (awase, 'matching, combining', continuative form of 合わせる).