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Curried Sweet Potato Latkes

"A spicy sweet potato version of a traditional Jewish favorite."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Curried Sweet Potato Latkes

Why it works: Cumin and sweet potato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 232 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Curried Sweet Potato Latkes

24 latkes
Prep45 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1042Calories
33 gProtein
29 gFat
162 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cumin + sweet potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together232 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Flour + sweet potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together627 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Flour + cumintop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,286 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pepper + sweet potatotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, pepper, egg, milk, sweet potato):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, pepper, egg, milk, sweet potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.