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Chick Pea and Potato Curry for Under £3

This is a rich and fragrant curry. You can play tunes with the spices of course, and add heat with chilli if you want.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Chick Pea and Potato Curry for Under £3

4 people
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

721Calories
13 gProtein
41 gFat
75 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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

By lovefood. 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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Coconut + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, coconut, milk, ginger, onion, clove, garlic):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, coconut, milk, ginger, onion, clove, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.