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Hyderabadi Baingan

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Why it works: Cumin and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,698 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Hyderabadi Baingan

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the baingan into quarters, leaving stems intact and soak in salt water. Heat oil and add fry jeera, methi, curry patta, haldi and red chilli powder. Add drained baingan and fry in the masala for about ten minutes. For the gravy, heat the remaining oil and fry the ground masala for. About three minutes. Then add the tamarind pulp, green chillies & fresh dhaniya and simmer. Finally add baingan in to the gravy & simmer for 10 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

461Calories
9 gProtein
42 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 11 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Fenugreeknot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Tamarindnot 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.

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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. Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

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

  3. Fenugreek + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Sesame + peanuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together349 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Fenugreek + tamarindtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, fenugreek, turmeric, coriander, sesame, peanut, tamarind):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, fenugreek, turmeric, coriander, sesame, peanut, tamarind. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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