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Curried Cauliflower, Chickpeas, and Tofu Recipe

This vegetarian main dish was adapted from one found in the fifth volume of Canal House Cooking. Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer, the creators of...

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Curried Cauliflower, Chickpeas, and Tofu Recipe

Why it works: Turmeric and chickpea 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 ↓

Curried Cauliflower, Chickpeas, and Tofu Recipe

4 to 6 servings
Cook1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1313Calories
61 gProtein
29 gFat
208 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Naan1 piece (90g)262
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Tofu100g firm76
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Beannot 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.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Turmeric + chickpeatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together233 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Fennel + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together193 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, ginger, garlic, clove, turmeric, pepper, chickpea):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, ginger, garlic, clove, turmeric, pepper, chickpea. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.