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Why it works: Coriander and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Batata Vada II

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pressure cook the potatoes till soft.

  2. Peel and mash. Set aside.

  3. Blend together the green chillies, garlic and

  4. ginger to a fine paste.

  5. Mix together the potato, onions, ginger/garlic/

  6. chilli paste, coriander leaves, sugar, lime juice

  7. and salt to taste.

  8. Heat a little oil and add the mustard seeds and

  9. When the mustard crackles, remove from heat and

  10. add to the potato mixture.

  11. Make a smooth batter with the bengal gram flour,

  12. salt to taste, cumin seeds,red chilli powder and

  13. Add a teaspoon of hot oil when making the batter.

  14. Let the batter remain thick.

  15. Divide the potato mixture into equal sized

  16. portions, the size of a lemon.

  17. Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry till

  18. golden brown in color.

  19. Serve hot with chutney/ketchup.

  20. Category:Indian Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

887Calories
21 gProtein
16 gFat
167 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Ginger + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Ginger + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

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 (potato, garlic, ginger, coriander, sugar, lime, mustard):

  1. Broccolifits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, garlic, ginger, coriander, sugar, lime, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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