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Fragrant Millet Pilaf

"Saffron, orange rind and coriander seed make plain millet plain no more!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Fragrant Millet Pilaf

Why it works: Coriander and saffron match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 381 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Fragrant Millet Pilaf

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories
15 gProtein
20 gFat
54 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 16 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Tofu100g firm76
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Milletnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Saffronnot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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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 + saffrontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together381 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cinnamon + saffrontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together406 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Coriander + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,635 recipes

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

  4. Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Olive + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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 (olive, millet, coriander, cinnamon, saffron, pepper, tofu):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, millet, coriander, cinnamon, saffron, pepper, tofu. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.