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Indian-Style Rice

See how to make a fragrant, colorful basmati rice side dish.

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Indian-Style Rice

Why it works: Cumin and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,698 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Indian-Style Rice

6 servings
Prep5 min
Cook22 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1019Calories
45 gProtein
58 gFat
84 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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. Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  3. Coriander + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Coconut + turmerictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  5. Coconut + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (basmati rice, milk, chicken, cumin, coriander, pepper, turmeric):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Coconutthe original
  3. Lemonfits about as well
  4. Mangofits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against basmati rice, milk, chicken, cumin, coriander, pepper, turmeric. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.