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Turnip with Coconut

"My Indian mother-in-law makes this yummy side with turnips, but I actually like it best with celeriac. It could probably be adapted to any root-type vegetable. Hing (asafoetida powder) does not add to the flavor; it is actually to aid in digestion, so it is somewhat optional."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Turnip with Coconut

Why it works: Turmeric and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,027 recipes. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓

Turnip with Coconut

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

492Calories
6 gProtein
41 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turnip1 medium (122g)34
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Asafoetidanot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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. Turmeric + coconuttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  2. Mustard + turniptop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together290 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Mustard + turmerictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,279 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Turnip + turmerictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together176 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Turnip + oniontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the asafoetida

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, turnip, onion, turmeric, coconut):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Asafoetidathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, turnip, onion, turmeric, coconut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.