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Indian Deep-fried Soft-shell Crab with Lime Pickle

These gently spiced deep-fried crabs make a fantastic starter - especially with zingy homemade lime pickle.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 24 ingredients
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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 ↓

Indian Deep-fried Soft-shell Crab with Lime Pickle

Serves 4
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

751Calories
33 gProtein
17 gFat
114 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Crab100g cooked97
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Asafoetidanot 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 bbcfood. 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. Ginger + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Ginger + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 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 asafoetida

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, sugar, white wine):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Asafoetidathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, sugar, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.