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Richly Spiced Plum Chutney

Make-ahead for special occasions or simply enjoy al fresco with your favourite cold cuts

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Richly Spiced Plum Chutney

Why it works: Ginger and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,733 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Richly Spiced Plum Chutney

MAKES ABOUT 2kg/4lb 8oz
Prep30 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

201Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
48 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Seednot 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. Ginger + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Plum + red winetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together107 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Onion + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,498 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Mustard + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together765 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (plum, onion, ginger, mustard, cumin, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against plum, onion, ginger, mustard, cumin, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.