Name: Delightful Indian Coconut Vegetarian Curry in the Slow Cooker
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 5 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 1/4 cup curry powder; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 large green bell pepper, cut into strips; 1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips; 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix (such as Lipton®); 1 (14 ounce) can coconut cream; water, as needed; 1 1/2 cups matchstick-cut carrots; 1 cup green peas (optional); 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 9,023 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together3,107 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + peastop 7% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together2,994 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the peas

The recipe marks peas as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, flour, pepper, onion, coconut, cream, carrot):

Cashew nutbetter flavor fit
Chickpeabetter flavor fit
Lentilsbetter flavor fit
Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, flour, pepper, onion, coconut, cream, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

Delightful Indian Coconut Vegetarian Curry in the Slow Cooker