Name: Kofta with Sunflower Seed Butter for the Clamshell Grill
Ingredients: Ground lamb or veal; Minced onion; Minced garlic; Ground cumin seeds; Ground coriander seeds; Sunflower seed butter; Salt to taste

Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Kofta with Sunflower Seed Butter for the Clamshell Grill

Ingredients

Directions

Combine the onion, garlic, spices, and sunflower seed butter in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Add the ground lamb or veal and fold in the spice mixture. Allow to sit for several hours or overnight.
Roll meat mixture into finger shapes and pierce lengthwise with metal or wooden skewers. Apply oil or other anti-stick agent to grill surface if necessary and turn on grill. Place skewers on grill for five to ten minutes or until cooked through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

617Calories

32 gProtein

47 gFat

18 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Lamb	100g cooked	294
Sunflower Seed	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Veal	not in our table	0
Seed	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,082 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cumin + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together194 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,474 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 (lamb, garlic, cumin, coriander, sunflower, butter):

Spinachfits better
Tomatofits better
Eggplantfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, garlic, cumin, coriander, sunflower, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.