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Kyettha Sikyan Yakyan

A Burmese chicken dish simmered with lemongrass, turmeric, and fish sauce.

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Why it works: Turmeric and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,776 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Kyettha Sikyan Yakyan

Serves 4 people
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the base

  1. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan.

  2. Add turmeric, onion, ginger, garlic, and chili flakes, then stir-fry over moderate heat for 1–2 minutes.

  3. Add lemongrass and stir-fry for another minute.

Braise the hen

  1. Add hen and fry for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

  2. Add fish sauce, salt, and broth, and bring to a boil.

  3. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for 30 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

442Calories
37 gProtein
19 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Peanut Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn Oil1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Turmeric + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Turmeric + clovetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,876 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Turmeric + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,363 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Cornish game hen
Provides the main protein, which becomes tender as it simmers in the covered pan.
Chicken broth
Forms the liquid that cooks the hen and reduces into the sauce.
Fish sauce
Adds salty, savory depth that seasons the sauce.
Lemongrass
Adds a citrusy, aromatic note to the braising liquid.
Turmeric
Gives the dish its yellow color and an earthy aroma.

The step that matters

Stir-frying the hen for 5 minutes. Searing the pieces briefly before adding liquid builds browned flavor through the Maillard reaction. Stirring constantly keeps the spices from scorching while the surface colors evenly.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, turmeric, onion, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, chicken):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, turmeric, onion, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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