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Kadhai Masala

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Why it works: Star anise and cassia share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 6 recipes mention both. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Star anise + cassiatop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Fennel + star anisetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together88 recipes

    Shared aroma: cis-anethole (anise).

  3. Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,866 recipes

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

  4. Cumin + star anisetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together58 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Fennel + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together276 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coriander, fennel, fenugreek, cumin, pepper, star anise, cassia):

  1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  2. Carrotbetter flavor fit
  3. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coriander, fennel, fenugreek, cumin, pepper, star anise, cassia. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).