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Curried Corn

A savory corn dish flavored with curry, coconut milk, and tomatoes.

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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 ↓

Curried Corn

Timeabout 7 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the curry base

  1. Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat until foaming.

  2. Add onion and garlic to butter and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

  3. Add curry powder, stirring to coat the onions well.

  4. Add corn, stir, and continue to cook.

Add the coconut milk and finish

  1. In a small bowl, add the coconut milk slowly to the cornstarch, stirring to prevent lumps.

  2. Add this mixture to the corn mixture, stirring well.

  3. Add remaining ingredients.

  4. Lower heat, and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  5. Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1009Calories
22 gProtein
42 gFat
142 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 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.

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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.

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Corn + coconuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together306 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Corn + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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

What each ingredient does

Corn
Forms the bulk of the dish and gives it its sweet, tender body.
Coconut milk
Adds richness and fat, carrying the curry flavour through the dish.
Cornstarch
Thickens the coconut milk so the corn is coated in a creamy sauce.
Onion
Browns in the butter to add savoury sweetness as the base of the dish.
Curry powder
Blooms in the hot butter to release aroma and flavour through the dish.
Tomatoes
Add acidity and moisture that brighten the creamy, spiced sauce.

The step that matters

Add the coconut milk slowly to the cornstarch. Cornstarch clumps when it meets liquid unless it is well dispersed first. Adding the coconut milk gradually while stirring keeps the starch smooth so it thickens evenly without lumps.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, onion, garlic, corn, coconut, milk, tomato):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, onion, garlic, corn, coconut, milk, tomato. 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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