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Beans with Coconut and Cilantro

A Burundian bean stew with coconut, cilantro, and spices.

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Why it works: Cumin and turmeric 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 ↓

Beans with Coconut and Cilantro

Time10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the spice base

  1. Heat the oil and sizzle the garlic with the chilli powder for half a minute.

  2. Add the cumin, coriander, turmeric and cilantro leaves.

  3. Cook for another minute or two, stirring often to blend.

Cook and serve

  1. Add the coconut and mix this in too.

  2. Add the cooked beans and potatoes.

  3. Season and pour in the lime or lemon juice.

  4. Cook for another 10 minutes or so until everything is blended together.

  5. Serve with green vegetables.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

670Calories
13 gProtein
42 gFat
69 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
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. Cumin + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,698 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cumin + coriandertop 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

Black eyed peas
Provide the main body and protein of the dish, holding their shape while simmering.
Potatoes
Add starchy bulk and softness, thickening the mixture slightly as they cook.
Desiccated coconut
Adds fat, richness and a sweet, nutty flavour that softens the spices.
Garlic
Gives a pungent aromatic base when sizzled in oil at the start.
Turmeric
Contributes a warm, earthy flavour and a deep yellow colour.
Lime or lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavours and balances the richness of the coconut.

The step that matters

Sizzling the garlic and chilli powder. Garlic burns quickly in hot oil and turns bitter, so it needs only half a minute of sizzling and close attention before the other spices go in.

Swap the peas

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

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, cumin, coriander, turmeric, coconut, potato. 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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