Why it works: Fish and tamarind work together. They rank in the top 24% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Hilsa Fish Gravy Curry
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the head and tail from the Hilsa fish.
Slice the fish into pieces thicker than ½ inch.
Wash the fish slices in several waters with coarse sea salt to remove any impurities.
If desired, add tamarind or amchoor for acidity before cooking.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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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Fish + tamarindtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together30 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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