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Summer Vegetable Curry

A summer vegetable curry punctuated with the citrusy pop of fresh coriander seeds.

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Summer Vegetable Curry

Why it works: Beans and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,211 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Summer Vegetable Curry

Serves 4.
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

756Calories
25 gProtein
35 gFat
100 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Tofu100g firm76
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Galangalnot 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 101cookbooks. 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. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Beans + broccolitop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Shallot + broccolitop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together99 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Shallot + beanstop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together147 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Potato + broccolitop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together910 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, milk, potato, beans, broccoli, tofu, corn):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, milk, potato, beans, broccoli, tofu, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.