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Tenderstem Broccoli, Paneer and Carrot Sambhal Recipe

Tenderstem, carrots and paneer tossed in mustard seeds, turmeric and lemon juice and served with soft, fluffy poodla (spicy chickpea flour pancakes).

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Why it works: Flour and semolina match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 325 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Tenderstem Broccoli, Paneer and Carrot Sambhal Recipe

4 people
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1013Calories
29 gProtein
28 gFat
165 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 18 ingredients. The other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Semolinanot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0
Paneernot 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. Flour + semolinatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Turmeric + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  4. Chickpea + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Chickpea + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together233 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, flour, semolina, turmeric, cumin, coriander, sunflower):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Fennelfits better
  3. Jalapenofits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, flour, semolina, turmeric, cumin, coriander, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.