Name: Dal-gyal Mal-e
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 5 tblsp. water; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. sugar; Vegetable oil

Why it works: Egg and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Dal-gyal Mal-e

Ingredients

Directions

Make the egg mixture

Stir eggs and add salt and sugar.

Cook the pancake

Fry 2/3 of the mixture on a heated oily pan.
Turn it over 3 or 4 times until it's almost cooked and then push it to a corner of the pan.
Pour a few more drops of oil on the pan. Pour the rest of the mixture and repeat the process again.
When it's completely cooked, cut it up and serve on a warm plate.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

246Calories

6 gProtein

19 gFat

13 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together122,807 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Set into a firm, tender sheet when heated, forming the body of the pancake.
Sugar: Adds a slight sweetness that balances the savoury salt.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.