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Chilled Yogurt Soup

A chilled soup made from yogurt, coriander, onion, cream, and water.

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Why it works: Yogurt and coriander are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,183 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Chilled Yogurt Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash and chop the coriander.

  2. Chop the onions finely.

Make the soup

  1. In a mixer, blend yogurt, coriander, onion and cream until smooth.

  2. Pour into a large soup bowl and add iced water, then keep stirring until it blends.

  3. Chill in the refrigerator.

  4. Serve garnished with coriander leaves.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

195Calories
19 gProtein
6 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Coriandernot in our table0
Waternot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Yogurt + coriandertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,183 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Coriander + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Yogurt + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,478 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Yogurt + oniontop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,022 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Onion + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together10,827 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Onion and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Yogurt
Forms the creamy, tangy base of the soup.
Coriander
Adds fresh, herbal aroma and flavour to the soup.
Onion
Adds sharp savoury flavour that mellows as the soup chills.
Cream
Adds richness and a smoother, silkier texture.

The step that matters

Blending until smooth. Blending yogurt with cream and herbs until fully smooth gives an even texture. Adding the iced water gradually while stirring keeps the yogurt from separating or clumping, which would leave the soup grainy.

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, onion, cream):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Celeryfits about as well
  4. Corianderthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, onion, cream. 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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