Name: One Pot Chicken Curry
Ingredients: Chicken (canned, or leftover); Milk (dairy, almond, soy, whatever); Vegetables of choice (carrots, corn, peas, peppers, etc); Curry Powder, black pepper, salt, other seasonings; Leftover rice; Hot sauce (optional); Thinkener, like cornstarch

Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

One Pot Chicken Curry

Ingredients

Chicken (canned, or leftover)
Milk (dairy, almond, soy, whatever)
Vegetables of choice (carrots, corn, peas, peppers, etc)
Curry Powder, black pepper, salt, other seasonings
Leftover rice
Hot sauce (optional)
Thinkener, like cornstarch

Directions

Place a pot on the burner and turn the heat on, no further than 5.
In the pot, add chicken, milk, vegetables, and curry powder. Stir and set aside.
When it starts to boil, keep stirring. You may add in the thickener at this time.
Turn off the stove and get out some leftover rice. You can even mix rice into the curry!
Category:Curry Recipes
Category:One Pot
Category:Quick and Easy Main Dishes
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Category:Chicken Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1304Calories

66 gProtein

30 gFat

193 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Turmeric	1 tsp ground (3g)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Dairy	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.

Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,769 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together933 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + corntop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together794 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Almond + ricetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,456 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, milk, carrot, corn, peas, pepper, rice):

Beansfits better
Lima beansfits better
Peanutfits better
Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, milk, carrot, corn, peas, pepper, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.