Vegetable Rolls

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together29,058 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

2. Carrot + gingertop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,377 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

3. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,517 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

5. Carrot + potatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,107 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Maida

Forms the dough wrapper that encloses the filling and crisps when fried.

Potato

Adds starch and body to the filling, helping it hold together inside the roll.

Carrot

Adds sweetness, colour and moisture to the vegetable filling.

Onion

Builds savoury flavour as it softens and browns in the oil.

Rice flour

Makes the dough crisper and lighter after frying.

The step that matters

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, potato, onion, sauce, garlic, rice, flour):

1. Cuminfits better
2. Parsleyfits better
3. Turmericfits better
4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, potato, onion, sauce, garlic, rice, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.