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Cauliflower Pakoras with Pomegranate Raita

Expand your side dish selection with this surprisingly easy Indian favourite

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Cauliflower Pakoras with Pomegranate Raita

Why it works: Coriander and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Cauliflower Pakoras with Pomegranate Raita

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

690Calories
36 gProtein
4 gFat
129 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Coriandernot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0
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. Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Cumin + pomegranatetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

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

  3. Coriander + pomegranatetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together107 recipes

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

  4. Sunflower + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Sunflower + pomegranatetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16 recipes

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

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, coriander, sunflower, cumin, yogurt, pomegranate):

  1. Beetrootfits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, coriander, sunflower, cumin, yogurt, pomegranate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.