Name: Red Curry Chicken Kebabs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts , cut into large chunks; 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste; 2 tbsp coconut milk; 1 red pepper , deseeded and chopped into chunks; 1 courgette , halved and cut into chunks; 1 red onion , cut into large wedges; 1 lime , halved, to serve

Why it works: Pepper and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Red Curry Chicken Kebabs

Serves 2

Prep15 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts , cut into large chunks
2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
2 tbsp coconut milk
1 red pepper , deseeded and chopped into chunks
1 courgette , halved and cut into chunks
1 red onion , cut into large wedges
1 lime , halved, to serve

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

511Calories

36 gProtein

31 gFat

25 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8

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.

Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together934 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Coconut + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,648 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chicken + coconuttop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together808 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, coconut, milk, pepper, lime):

Capsicumfits better
Sweet potatofits better
Potatofits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, coconut, milk, pepper, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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