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Aloo Gobi I

A spicy potato and cauliflower curry with onions, garlic, ginger, almonds, and tomato puree.

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Why it works: Ginger and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,776 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Aloo Gobi I

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Saute onions, garlic, and ginger in skillet.

  2. Add almonds and all spices except garam masala and saute for 3 minutes.

  3. Add tomato puree, potatoes, and cauliflower with water then simmer for 20 minutes.

  4. Add garam masala and serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

437Calories
12 gProtein
16 gFat
69 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Waternot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Ginger + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

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

  5. Turmeric + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Hold their shape as starchy cubes and add body to the stew.
Cauliflower
Provides the main vegetable texture, softening as it simmers in the sauce.
Tomato puree
Adds acidity and body, forming the base of the sauce.
Almonds
Add nutty richness and help thicken the sauce slightly as they toast.
White onion
Sweetens and builds the savory base when sauteed until soft.

The step that matters

Sauteing the spices with almonds. Blooming ground spices briefly in fat releases their fat-soluble aroma compounds, while sauteing too long can scorch the spices and turn them bitter.

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, onion, clove, garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, onion, clove, garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander. 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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