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Kabab Kobide

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Why it works: Turmeric and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,941 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Kabab Kobide

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine ground meat, pepper, sumac, turmeric, onion, and salt. Cover and chill for 4 hours, or up to overnight. The meat should turn slightly yellow from the turmeric.

  2. Shape meat mixture around skewers .

  3. Grill skewers, tomato, and onion until cooked through.

  4. Serve kebabs, tomato, and onion with the rice or naan. Garnish with additional sumac to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1093Calories
67 gProtein
42 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Naan1 piece (90g)262
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Sumacnot 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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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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. Turmeric + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,941 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Pepper + turmerictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,478 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Tomato + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,065 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the sumac

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, pepper, turmeric, onion, tomato, rice, naan):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Sumacthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, pepper, turmeric, onion, tomato, rice, naan. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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