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Spicy Prawns with Aubergine and Chickpea Curry

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Why it works: Coriander and chickpea match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 451 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Spicy Prawns with Aubergine and Chickpea Curry

Serves 4
Prep2 hr
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1152Calories
55 gProtein
23 gFat
182 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Naan1 piece (90g)262
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Waternot 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 bbcfood. 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. Coriander + chickpeatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together451 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Plum + chickpeatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Onion + chickpeatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together860 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Coriander + plumtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together314 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Coriander + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coriander, onion, chickpea, naan, bread):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coriander, onion, chickpea, naan, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.