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Jamaican Curry Powder

"An authentic Jamaican curry powder without hot pepper, which should be added separately to any dish. You can also use powdered versions of any of the ingredients, but for better flavor use whole seed. For authentic Jamaican flavor, you will usually add Scotch Bonnet or Habanero peppers to your recipes. However, if you want to add heat directly to the powder, add 2-4 tablespoons cayenne powder to the mix, depending on your taste."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Jamaican Curry Powder

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 ↓

Jamaican Curry Powder

3 /4 cup
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

25Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
4 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 8 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Anisenot in our table0
Fenugreeknot 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 allrecipes. 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. Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  3. Fenugreek + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Cumin + fenugreektop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together178 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coriander, cumin, anise, fenugreek, allspice, turmeric):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Spinachfits about as well
  3. Mustardthe original
  4. Carrotfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against coriander, cumin, anise, fenugreek, allspice, turmeric. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.