Why it works: Cinnamon and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,514 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk, tree nuts, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large lidded pan over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and cook for 6 minutes, stirring, until soft and golden.
Stir in the korma paste and cinnamon stick and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Pour in the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the rinsed basmati rice and stir once. Cover and cook on low for 12 minutes until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed.
Scatter the frozen peas over the rice, cover and cook for 2 minutes until the peas are hot.
Take the pan off the heat. In a bowl, mix the Greek yogurt with the ground almonds until smooth, then fold into the rice.
Pat the defrosted cooked prawns dry, add them to the pan and stir gently for 2 minutes until heated through.
Remove the cinnamon stick. Roughly chop the coriander and scatter over the korma to serve.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Cinnamon + almondtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,514 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Cinnamon + coriandertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,635 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Yogurt + coriandertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,183 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Basmati rice + peastop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together111 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Peas + yogurttop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together227 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, basmati rice, peas, yogurt, almond, coriander):
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Cucumberbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against cinnamon, basmati rice, peas, yogurt, almond, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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