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Poussin with Indian Spices & Coriander & Coconut Chutney

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Poussin with Indian Spices & Coriander & Coconut Chutney

Why it works: Clove and cinnamon 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 ↓

Poussin with Indian Spices & Coriander & Coconut Chutney

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

704Calories
9 gProtein
41 gFat
83 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Coriandernot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0
Seednot 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 + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Coriander + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  4. Coriander + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

  5. Coriander + sunflowertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together369 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (basmati rice, coriander, lemon, sunflower, clove, pepper, cinnamon):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against basmati rice, coriander, lemon, sunflower, clove, pepper, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.