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Curried Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup

A chilled soup of cucumbers, spices, coconut, yogurt, and buttermilk, garnished with chutney and peanuts.

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Why it works: Turmeric and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,698 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Curried Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup

four bowls
Timeabout 5 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the base

  1. Heat oil in large soup pot over medium heat.

  2. Add scallions, garlic and red bell pepper, and sauté until very soft, about 5 minutes.

  3. Stir in coriander, turmeric, cumin, pepper and coconut, and cook, stirring, until spices become fragrant, about 2 minutes.

  4. Stir in cucumbers and salt, and cover.

  5. Reduce heat to low, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cucumbers wilted.

  6. Remove from heat, and let cool.

Chill and serve

  1. Stir in yogurt, buttermilk and fresh coriander.

  2. Cover, and refrigerate until completely cool.

  3. To serve, ladle soup into four bowls, and top each with spoonful of chutney and sprinkling of peanuts.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

930Calories
39 gProtein
64 gFat
57 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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.

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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. Turmeric + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Coriander + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Turmeric + coconuttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

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

What each ingredient does

Cucumbers
Provide the main body and fresh flavour, softening into the soup as they cook.
Yogurt
Adds creaminess and a gentle tang that rounds out the spices.
Buttermilk
Thins the soup to a smooth consistency and adds mild acidity.
Coconut
Adds richness and a subtle sweetness that balances the curry spices.
Vegetable oil
Carries the spice flavours and helps soften the vegetables.

The step that matters

Cooling before adding dairy. Yogurt and buttermilk can curdle or separate when added to a very hot liquid, so letting the soup cool first keeps it smooth and creamy.

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, cucumber):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Coconutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against clove, garlic, pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, cucumber. 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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