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Aubergine Pickle

Use up a glut of aubergines in this Indian-spiced chutney with tamarind, ginger and mustard seeds

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Aubergine Pickle

Why it works: Cumin and tamarind match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 184 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Aubergine Pickle

MAKES about 1.5kg chutney
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

312Calories
4 gProtein
15 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Seednot in our table0
Tamarindnot in our table0
Maltnot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Cumin + tamarindtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Ginger + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Ginger + tamarindtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Mustard + tamarindtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together149 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, ginger, mustard, cumin, tomato, tamarind, sugar):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, ginger, mustard, cumin, tomato, tamarind, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.