Name: Grape Lassi
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups black grapes; 1 cup fresh curd (thick plain Indian yogurt ); 1 cup milk; 4 tbsp sugar; 6 ice cubes; 1 tbsp salt

Why it works: Grape and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,682 recipes. Both carry 1-hexanal, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Grape Lassi

yield 4

Ingredients

Directions

Make the lassi

Blend black grapes, sugar, curd, milk, and salt in a blender until smooth.

Serve

Crush ice cubes, divide into 4 portions, and divide between 4 glasses.
Pour the lassi over the ice cubes.
Serve chilled.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

360Calories

26 gProtein

9 gFat

47 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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.

Grape + milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,682 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
Yogurt + milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,361 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
Grape + yogurttop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together568 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Milk + sugartop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together77,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Yogurt + sugartop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,614 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Milk and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 77,875 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Black grapes: Provide the fruit flavour and natural sweetness that give the lassi its colour and body.
Curd: Adds tang and thickness, giving the lassi a creamy body from its milk proteins.
Milk: Thins the blend to a smooth, pourable drink.
Sugar: Adds sweetness that balances the tang of the curd.