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Tamarind Aioli Recipe

A zingy change to a regular aioli, this works well with fish and is great to dunk a chip into.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Tamarind Aioli Recipe

4 people
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

109Calories
8 gProtein
5 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Tamarindnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 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. Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Tamarind + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Tamarind + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Garlic + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,556 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tamarind, lime, garlic, coriander, cucumber):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tamarind, lime, garlic, coriander, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.