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Carrot Halwa

This sticky Indian dessert is perfect for those with a sweet tooth. Make it in less than 10 minutes in the microwave.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Carrot and saffron match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 179 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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By bbcfood. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Carrot + saffrontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Almond + saffrontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together306 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Semolina + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together93 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Ghee + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together344 recipes
  5. Semolina + saffrontop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the saffron

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, evaporated milk, milk, ghee, semolina, sugar, almond):

  1. Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
  2. Nutmegabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Saffronthe original
  4. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, evaporated milk, milk, ghee, semolina, sugar, almond. 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).