Name: Khiyar Bil Laban
Ingredients: 400ml (14fl oz) natural yoghurt; ½ cucumber, peeled, cored and finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt

Why it works: Cucumber and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,556 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Khiyar Bil Laban

Ingredients

400ml (14fl oz) natural yoghurt
½ cucumber, peeled, cored and finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Prepare

Peel and chop garlic finely.
Peel, core and finely chop cucumber.

Make the dip

Place the yoghurt in a medium bowl and add the chopped cucumber, garlic, salt and mix well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

20Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

5 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 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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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.

Cucumber + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,556 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Cucumber + clovetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,319 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 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

Natural yoghurt: Forms the creamy base and provides the tangy, cooling body of the dip.
Cucumber: Adds moisture and a crisp, fresh texture to the yoghurt.
Garlic: Contributes pungent, aromatic flavour that mellows as the dip sits.