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Fragrant Lamb Flatbreads

Make your own dough with the kids and serve up these fragrant flatbreads for a happy crowd. A healthy alternative to pizza

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Fragrant Lamb Flatbreads

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 ↓

Fragrant Lamb Flatbreads

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook18 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1152Calories
61 gProtein
43 gFat
131 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Lamb100g cooked294
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Waternot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

  5. Clove + cumintop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,306 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, onion, lamb, garlic, cumin, coriander, yogurt):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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