Name: Potato Chickpea Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Salted Butter; 1 whole Yellow Onion, Sliced Finely; 2 teaspoons Grated Ginger Root; ½ teaspoons EACH: Salt, Black Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Ground Cumin And Coriander Seeds; 2-½ cups Low Sodium Vegetable Stock; 6 whole Gold Yukon Potatoes (peeled And Cubed); 2 cans 15 Ounce Cans Chickpeas, Drained

Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Potato Chickpea Curry

Serves 6

Prep10 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
1 whole Yellow Onion, Sliced Finely
2 teaspoons Grated Ginger Root
½ teaspoons EACH: Salt, Black Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Ground Cumin And Coriander Seeds
2-½ cups Low Sodium Vegetable Stock
6 whole Gold Yukon Potatoes (peeled And Cubed)
2 cans 15 Ounce Cans Chickpeas, Drained

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

465Calories

14 gProtein

15 gFat

74 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Coriander	not in our table	0
Seed	not in our table	0

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

By tastykitchen. 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.

Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,866 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cumin + chickpeatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Coriander + chickpeatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together451 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Ginger + coriandertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,505 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Ginger + cumintop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,733 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, ginger, pepper, cumin, coriander, potato, chickpea):

Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Carrotfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, ginger, pepper, cumin, coriander, potato, chickpea. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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