Name: Mango and Roses Pistachio Pudding
Ingredients: 1 cup white grape juice; 1 24-oz. pkg. frozen mango chunks; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 1/2 cups lite silken tofu; 1 Tbs. egg replacer; 1 1/2 cups light brown muscovado sugar; 2 Tbs. lime juice; 1 tsp. ground coriander; 2 Tbs. cornstarch; 1 tsp. rose water; 1 tsp. ground nutmeg for garnish; 1/2 cup shelled pistachios for garnish

Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

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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.

Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,536 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together506 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Cinnamon + coriandertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,635 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Grape + mangotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together101 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
Cinnamon + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together470 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Silken tofu: Blends smooth and creamy, giving the pudding its body and a custard-like texture.
Cornstarch: Thickens the mixture as it bakes and helps it set firm when chilled.
Egg replacer: Provides structure so the blended mixture holds together while baking.
Mangoes (in the method): Supply the main fruit flavour and natural sweetness, and moisture to the pudding.
Light brown muscovado sugar: Adds sweetness and a deep molasses-like flavour.

The step that matters

Cooling and chilling before serving. The starch in the pudding needs to cool and rest for several hours to set fully. Cutting or serving it while still warm will leave it soft and loose.

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, cinnamon, tofu, egg, sugar, lime, coriander):

Avocadofits better
Coconutfits better
Lemonfits better
Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, cinnamon, tofu, egg, sugar, lime, coriander. 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.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pistachio	1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)	159
Mango	1 cup diced (165g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tofu	100g firm	76
White Grape Juice	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Coriander	not in our table	0
Rose	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

Mango and Roses Pistachio Pudding