Why it works: Chickpea and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 233 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓
Spiced Aubergine and Spiced Potato Fritters Served with Coriander and Mint Chutney and Mint and Yoghurt Dip
Serves 2Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 13 of 18 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mint | 2 tbsp fresh (3g) | 2 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 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.
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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.
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Chickpea + turmerictop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together233 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Chickpea + sunflowertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together56 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together9,023 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Turmeric + sunflowertop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together191 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Turmeric + lemontop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,192 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the mint
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, flour, turmeric, sunflower, potato, lemon, onion):
- Cuminfits better
- Cardamomfits better
- Parsleyfits better
- Mintthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, flour, turmeric, sunflower, potato, lemon, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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