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Mushroom & Brown Basmati Pilaf

Banish all those negative thoughts about brown rice, this low fat dish is packed with flavour

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Mushroom & Brown Basmati Pilaf

Why it works: Clove and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,114 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Mushroom & Brown Basmati Pilaf

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

478Calories
25 gProtein
13 gFat
66 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Chestnutnot 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. Clove + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Clove + chestnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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

Swap the chestnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, onion, mushroom, butter, basmati rice, cardamom):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Beansfits about as well
  4. Chestnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, onion, mushroom, butter, basmati rice, cardamom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.