Name: Borta
Ingredients: 1 lb of a single vegetable; 1 ts chopped onion; 1 Ts fresh chopped coriander or mint leaves; salt to taste; 1 Ts chopped green chilli; 2 ts mustard oil

Why it works: Onion and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,259 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Borta

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Select a vegetable from the list: Sim, eggplant, sweet pumpkin, borboti, korola, green papaya, okra, green banana, potato, etc.
Remove skin if needed.

Make the borta

Boil and mash or chop vegetables in a food processor.
Mix with chopped onion, green chilli, fresh coriander or mint leaves and salt.
Add mustard oil according to taste and serve with boiled rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

1 gProtein

14 gFat

10 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Mustard Oil	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Coriander	not in our table	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,259 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Coriander + mustardtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together967 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Onion + coriandertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,219 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Single vegetable: Forms the mashed base and supplies the bulk and moisture of the dish.
Mustard oil: Adds a sharp, pungent aroma and rich fat that carries the flavour.
Onion: Adds a sharp, savoury bite that contrasts with the soft mashed vegetable.
Green chilli: Adds heat and fresh pungency to the mash.