15 flavors that taste great with indian food
..and 9 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes indian food better. On average, recipes with indian food received a 4.38⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with cayenne.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
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High potential
Unfavorable to
Common combinations
- salt
- ginger
- water
- onion
- garam marsala
- black pepper
- turmeric
- tomato
- cumin seeds
- oil
- cumin
- kosher salt
- green chili
- turmeric powder
- cinnamon
- lemon juice
- red chili powder
- butter
- vegetable oil
- yogurt
- sugar
- coconut milk
- cilantro powder
- curry powder
- lime juice
- cashew nuts
- asafoetida
- curry
- tomato paste
- yellow onion
- mint
- potatoes
- paprika
- cilantro seeds
- chili powder
- carrots
- mustard seeds
- cauliflower
- milk
- chickpeas
- green cardamoms
- sea salt
- all purpose flour
- red chili
- kasuri methi
- fennel seeds
- canola oil
- peas
- almonds
- cardamom
- cream
- serrano chili
- paneer cheese
- red onion
- cumin powder
- coconut oil
- red chili flakes
- greek yogurt
- saffron
- heavy cream
- bay leaf
- spinach
- chicken breast
- naan
- coconut
- kashmiri red chili powder
- tamari
- rice
- green peas
- fenugreek
- shallots
- baking powder
- baking soda
- wheat flour
- tomato sauce
- green cardamom pods
- red lentils
- fenugreek seeds
- cardamom pods
- chicken stock
- brown sugar
- chicken
- chicken broth
- chicken thighs
- vegetable broth
- cucumber
- ginger paste
- red bell peppers
- black cardamom
- raisins
- peanut oil
- pistachios
- mango
- white onion
- egg
- peanuts
- baby spinach
- nutmeg
- garlic paste
- yellow curry powder
- granulated sugar
- roma tomato
- kashmiri chili powder
- flour
- apple cider vinegar
- anise
- celery
- cornflour
- red chili peppers
- sweet potatoes
- brown rice
- raw cashew nuts
- maple syrup
- shrimp
- white rice
- vanilla
- bell peppers
- basil
- nigella seeds
- butternut squash
- chili
- broccoli
- lamb
- mushrooms
- garlic powder
- mustard oil
- peppercorns
- russet potatoes
- brown lentils
- quinoa
- green beans
- curry paste
- seeds
- zucchini
- pumpkin
- sour cream
- kasoori methi
- lentils
- amchur
- instant yeast
- soy sauce
- black lentils
- ketchup
- ground turkey
- thyme
- heavy whipping cream
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with indian food:
Rice Cooker Chicken Biriyani with Saffron Cream
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10
Bhatti da Murgh (Indian Grilled Chicken With Whole Spices)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Mattar Paneer (Peas and Paneer in Spiced Tomato Gravy)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Chole (Tangy Chickpeas With Tomatoes and Black Tea)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
