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Why it works: Cardamom and saffron match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 342 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Nargisi Kabab

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix sausage meat, onion, herbs and seasoning together. Press mixture firmly around eggs. Roll in flour; dip in egg and coat with breadcrumbs. Chill for 1 hour. Deep fry for about 10 minutes until crisp. Drain and serve with salad. For the salad, arrange tomato and onion on a plate. Whisk remaining ingredients together. Pour over tomatoes.

  2. Season and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

505Calories
4 gProtein
46 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 13 ingredients. The other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Meatnot in our table0
Papayanot in our table0
Macenot in our table0
Poppy Seednot in our table0
Cashew Nutnot in our table0
Saffronnot 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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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. Cardamom + saffrontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together342 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cashew nut + coconuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Cardamom + cashew nuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together86 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Papaya + coconuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Cashew nut + saffrontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (meat, papaya, cardamom, poppy seed, cashew nut, coconut, saffron):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against meat, papaya, cardamom, poppy seed, cashew nut, coconut, saffron. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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