Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Indian Chicken Rolls
Ingredients
Directions
Make the chicken filling
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 3-4 minutes, adding a few drops of water.
Add tomatoes and cooked chicken.
Fry well, add garam masala, salt, chili powder, and fry until done.
Cook the egg and assemble
Beat the eggs in a bowl and season with salt.
Heat 1 tsp of oil, add 2 tbsp of the beaten egg, and cover with a tortilla.
When the egg is cooked, flip the tortilla and fill it with a little of the chicken mix.
Add a few chopped onions, cilantro, and a bit of lime on top of the chicken.
Roll it up and serve hot with ketchup.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
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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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together14,076 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,402 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,850 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,633 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cooked chicken
- Provides the main protein and bulk of the filling.
- Eggs
- Set in the pan to form a thin layer that holds the wrap together.
- Onion
- Softens and sweetens as it fries, forming the flavour base of the filling.
- Tomato
- Adds moisture and mild acidity that loosens and brightens the filling.
- Ginger garlic paste
- Adds pungent aromatic flavour when fried in oil.
The step that matters
Cooking the egg layer over the tortilla. Cook the beaten egg on low-to-medium heat and let it set before flipping. High heat or flipping too early can tear the layer or leave it runny, so the wrap will not hold together well.
Swap the ginger
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, onion, tomato, garlic, egg):
- Cuminfits better
- Thymefits better
- Corianderfits better
- Gingerthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, onion, tomato, garlic, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“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.
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