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King Prawn Curry with Peas Pulao

This recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 24 ingredients
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Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

King Prawn Curry with Peas Pulao

Serves 1
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

758Calories
39 gProtein
29 gFat
90 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 19 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Shrimp100g cooked99
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Poppy Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot 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.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Cinnamon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,299 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Coriander + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together872 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Cardamom + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Ginger + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the poppy seed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, ginger, garlic, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, clove):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Allspicefits better
  4. Poppy seedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, ginger, garlic, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.