Why it works: Turmeric and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,698 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. 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.
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Turmeric + cumintop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,698 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Lentils + cumintop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together308 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Cumin + tamarindtop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together184 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Lentils + turmerictop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together267 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Tomato + cumintop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,272 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lentils, tomato, turmeric, sunflower, mustard, cumin, tamarind):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Carrotbetter flavor fit
- Lettucebetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against lentils, tomato, turmeric, sunflower, mustard, cumin, tamarind. 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).
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