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Chicken Kabobs with Tandoori Spices

Tender pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt and Indian spices make a quick and delicious summer meal. Dress a simple salad of sliced cucumbers and red onion with oil and vinegar, and serve the kabobs with steamed brown basmati rice and flatbread or pita warmed briefly on the grill.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Chicken Kabobs with Tandoori Spices

Why it works: Cumin and coriander 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 ↓

Chicken Kabobs with Tandoori Spices

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

306Calories
50 gProtein
6 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)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.

By williamssonoma. 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 + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Lemon + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 recipes

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

  4. Coriander + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, lemon, garlic, cumin, coriander, ginger, pepper):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, lemon, garlic, cumin, coriander, ginger, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.