Why it works: Pepper and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 13,580 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Curried Stuffed Mushrooms
Serves 4Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cottage Cheese | 1/2 cup (113g) 2% | 98 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Paneer | not in our table | 0 |
| Fenugreek | 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.
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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.
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Pepper + mushroomtop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together13,580 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Pepper + fenugreektop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together178 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Cottage cheese + mushroomtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Paneer + fenugreektop 14% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together11 recipes
Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).
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Paneer + cottage cheesetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together14 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the fenugreek
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (paneer, cottage cheese, pepper, mushroom):
- Garlicfits better
- Cuminfits better
- Gingerfits better
- Fenugreekthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against paneer, cottage cheese, pepper, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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