Name: Rice Somewhat Different
Ingredients: 2 cup long grain rice; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 cup chickpeas, cooked; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 4 cup stock (chicken, beef, veggie), boiling hot

Why it works: Ginger and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,114 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Rice Somewhat Different

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

817Calories

70 gProtein

22 gFat

81 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cardamom	1 tsp ground (2g)	6
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from Foodista.

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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.

Ginger + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,114 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,015 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).
Cardamom + chickpeatop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together44 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + chickentop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Rice + chickpeatop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together119 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, ginger, pepper, cardamom, chickpea, olive, chicken):

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Spinachfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, ginger, pepper, cardamom, chickpea, olive, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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