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Mango & Cardamom Syllabub

Delicious puds, ideal for a post-curry treat and perfect for entertaining as they can be made ahead

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mango & Cardamom Syllabub

Why it works: Cardamom and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 190 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Mango & Cardamom Syllabub

Serves 8
Prep25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

117Calories
1 gProtein
6 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 8 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Seednot in our table0
Brandynot in our table0
Meringuenot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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. Cardamom + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together190 recipes

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

  2. Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Lime + minttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  4. Mango + cardamomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Cardamom + minttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 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 mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, cardamom, lime, sugar, brandy, cream):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, cardamom, lime, sugar, brandy, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.