Why it works: Coriander and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 872 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Boil fish with whole spice until tender, drain, rinse with cold water, take out skin and bones, and chop the fish.- Put onion in a big pan, stir over moderate heat until tender, add fish and ghee, stir over heat for 1/2 hour, season with salt, black pepper, mixspice, cardamom, and black lemon, add coriander with 1/4 cup of dill, syir over heat for 5 mintes. - Boil rice in excess boiling water with 1 tablespoon salt for 5 mintues, drain.- Put 1 tablespoon ghee in pot, place rice layer, spread 1/2 cup dill, and 1/2 cup of fish mixture, repeat the layers, put the remaining fish on the top, cover, place the pot over heavy metal and cook over low heat for 45 minutes.- pour rise in serving plate and put fish mixture on the top, and serve hot.
Category:Kuwaiti Recipes
Category:Kuwaiti Meat Dishes
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Shark | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 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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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.
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Coriander + cardamomtop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together872 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together976 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Cardamom + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together405 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Coriander + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,498 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, shark, garlic, dill, coriander, cardamom, lemon):
- Broccolifits better
- Carrotfits better
- Tomatofits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against rice, shark, garlic, dill, coriander, cardamom, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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