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Home›Rice Dishes

🍚 Rice Dishes

From Persian saffron tahdig to Indian biryani, Afghan Kabuli Palaw to Azerbaijani plov - explore rice dishes that are the centerpiece of cuisines across the saffron belt.

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Tajik · Rice Dishes
Oshi Siyoh (Оши сиёҳ) — Bukhara-Style Dark Pilaf
Oshi Siyoh belongs to the Bukhara Tajik tradition of osh tajik, or rice pilaf. This home-style interpretation develops a dark, savory base from deeply browned onions and meat; non, the regional flatbread, can accompany the shared table.
125 min 6 652 cal

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Chekdirme — Turkmen Lamb and Tomato Rice - authentic turkmen recipe

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Turkmen · Rice Dishes

Chekdirme (Çekdirme) — Turkmen Lamb and Tomato Rice

Chekdirme is a Turkmen one-pot lamb, tomato, and rice dish cooked in a kazan until the grains absorb a savory broth. It shares the layered discipline of palaw turkmen but is redder and homier, often served with gatyk.

100 min 6 725 cal

Majadito — Bolivian Rice with Charque and Fried Egg - authentic bolivian recipe

Bolivian · Rice Dishes

Majadito (Majadito) — Bolivian Rice with Charque and Fried Egg

Majadito is a beloved rice dish from Bolivia’s eastern lowlands, especially Santa Cruz. It combines shredded charque, achiote-colored rice, fried egg, plantain, and often llajwa or aji amarillo on the side.

90 min 6 705 cal

Panta Bhat — Overnight Fermented Rice with Fried Ilish - authentic bangladeshi recipe

Bangladeshi · Rice Dishes

Panta Bhat (পান্তা ভাত) — Overnight Fermented Rice with Fried Ilish

Panta bhat is Bangladesh’s beloved overnight-soaked rice, cooling, lightly tangy, and traditionally served with mustard oil, onion, green chile, and fried hilsa or ilish. It is especially iconic at Pohela Boishakh tables.

35 min 4 665 cal

Hoppin' John — Southern Black-Eyed Peas and Rice - authentic american recipe

American · Rice Dishes

Hoppin' John (Hoppin' John) — Southern Black-Eyed Peas and Rice

Hoppin' John is a Lowcountry and Southern American rice dish of black-eyed peas, pork, and long-grain rice. Eaten on New Year's Day with greens, cornbread, butter, and hot sauce, it symbolizes luck and prosperity.

115 min 6 585 cal

Azerbaijani Milk-Rice Porridge — Creamy Breakfast Rice with Saffron - authentic azerbaijani recipe

Azerbaijani · Rice Dishes

Azerbaijani Milk-Rice Porridge (Südlü Sıyıq) — Creamy Breakfast Rice with Saffron

Sudlu Siyiq is Azerbaijan’s soft milk-rice porridge, a home breakfast and children’s dish tied to the same rice culture that prizes plov and pilaf. This version cooks rice slowly in milk, then finishes it with butter, cinnamon, and saffron.

50 min 4 325 cal

Maqluba — Jordanian Upside-Down Rice with Chicken - authentic jordanian recipe

Jordanian · Rice Dishes

Maqluba (مقلوبة) — Jordanian Upside-Down Rice with Chicken

Maqluba is Jordan’s beloved upside-down rice dish, layered with spiced chicken, eggplant, cauliflower, potatoes, and tomatoes. The dramatic flip at the table makes it a centerpiece for Friday lunch, Ramadan iftar, and family gatherings.

110 min 6 810 cal

Azerbaijani Milk Rice Porridge — Creamy Breakfast Bowl - authentic azerbaijani recipe

Azerbaijani · Rice Dishes

Azerbaijani Milk Rice Porridge (Südlü Sıyıq) — Creamy Breakfast Bowl

Südlü sıyıq is a gentle Azerbaijani milk-and-rice porridge, very different from separate-grain plov. This home breakfast is simmered slowly until creamy, then finished with butter, cinnamon, and a small saffron bloom.

40 min 4 406 cal

Moros y Cristianos — Cuban Black Beans and Rice - authentic cuban recipe

Cuban · Rice Dishes

Moros y Cristianos (Moros y Cristianos) — Cuban Black Beans and Rice

Moros y cristianos is a Cuban rice dish in which black beans and long-grain rice cook together after a fragrant sofrito. It is related to eastern Cuban congrí, but this Havana-style version uses black beans rather than red beans.

130 min 6 390 cal

Morog Polao — Bangladeshi Chicken Pilaf - authentic bangladeshi recipe

Bangladeshi · Rice Dishes

Morog Polao (মোরগ পোলাও) — Bangladeshi Chicken Pilaf

Morog Polao is a festive Bangladeshi chicken-and-rice pilaf, richer and more perfumed than everyday tehari. Chicken is first bhuna-cooked with yogurt, ghee, mustard oil, and whole spices, then steamed with short aromatic rice.

100 min 6 780 cal

Trinidadian Pelau — Caramel-Browned Chicken, Rice, and Pigeon Peas - authentic trinidadian recipe

Trinidadian · Rice Dishes

Trinidadian Pelau (Pelau) — Caramel-Browned Chicken, Rice, and Pigeon Peas

Pelau is Trinidad and Tobago’s beloved one-pot rice dish, built on deeply caramelized brown sugar, seasoned chicken, pigeon peas, coconut milk, and Scotch bonnet warmth. It is everyday comfort food for home lunches, beach limes, and Carnival gatherings.

85 min 6 770 cal

Japanese Oyakodon — Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl - authentic japanese recipe

Japanese · Rice Dishes

Japanese Oyakodon (親子丼) — Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl

Oyakodon is a beloved Japanese donburi of chicken and egg simmered in a sweet-savory dashi sauce, then spooned over hot rice. Its name means “parent and child bowl,” a reference to chicken and egg served together.

29 min 2 651 cal

Cantonese Chicken Congee — Silky Rice Porridge with Ginger - authentic chinese recipe

Chinese · Rice Dishes

Cantonese Chicken Congee (粵式雞粥) — Silky Rice Porridge with Ginger

A classic Cantonese comfort dish, chicken congee turns rice, ginger, and bone-in chicken into a silky, soothing porridge. It is served for breakfast, late-night meals, and family tables across Hong Kong and Guangdong.

95 min 4 390 cal

Emirati Machboos — Spiced Chicken Rice with Dried Lime - authentic gulf-arabian recipe

Gulf arabian · Rice Dishes

Emirati Machboos (مكبوس إماراتي) — Spiced Chicken Rice with Dried Lime

Emirati machboos is a celebratory Gulf rice dish where chicken, basmati, dried lime, saffron, and warm spices cook in one fragrant pot. It is served on family platters for everyday meals, Ramadan gatherings, and Eid tables.

110 min 6 664 cal

Uzbek Plov — Lamb, Rice, Carrots, and Cumin Pilaf - authentic uzbek recipe

Uzbek · Rice Dishes

Uzbek Plov (Oʻzbek palovi) — Lamb, Rice, Carrots, and Cumin Pilaf

Uzbek plov is the great communal rice dish of Uzbekistan, built in layers of lamb, carrots, onion, cumin, and rice. It is cooked in a kazan so the grains steam over a rich zirvak, the seasoned meat-and-carrot base.

130 min 8 780 cal

Senegalese Fish and Rice — Tomato-Braised National Dish - authentic west-african recipe

West african · Rice Dishes

Senegalese Fish and Rice (Ceebu Jën) — Tomato-Braised National Dish

Thieboudienne, often written Ceebu Jën in Wolof, is Senegal’s beloved fish-and-rice centerpiece. Fish is stuffed with herbaceous rof, simmered with vegetables in tomato broth, then the rice absorbs the deeply savory cooking liquid.

120 min 6 815 cal

Ghanaian Waakye — Rice and Beans Dyed with Sorghum Leaves - authentic west-african recipe

West african · Rice Dishes

Ghanaian Waakye (Waakye) — Rice and Beans Dyed with Sorghum Leaves

Waakye is a beloved Ghanaian rice-and-beans dish with Hausa roots, tinted reddish-brown by dried sorghum leaves. It is commonly eaten for breakfast or lunch with shito, stew, gari, plantain, egg, or spaghetti.

85 min 6 430 cal

Malaysian Coconut Rice — Banana-Leaf Breakfast with Sambal Ikan Bilis - authentic malaysian recipe

Malaysian · Rice Dishes

Malaysian Coconut Rice (Nasi Lemak) — Banana-Leaf Breakfast with Sambal Ikan Bilis

Nasi lemak is Malaysia’s beloved coconut-rice meal, served for breakfast, lunch, or late-night supper. This version pairs pandan-scented rice with sambal ikan bilis, peanuts, egg, cucumber, and banana leaf.

95 min 6 886 cal

Nigerian Jollof Rice — Smoky Party-Style Tomato Rice - authentic west-african recipe

West african · Rice Dishes

Nigerian Jollof Rice (Jollof Rice) — Smoky Party-Style Tomato Rice

Nigerian jollof rice is a deeply seasoned one-pot rice dish cooked in a fried tomato-pepper stew. This party-style version builds smoky flavor, the prized hallmark of celebrations, weddings, and family gatherings.

80 min 6 445 cal

Nasi Kandar — Penang Mamak Curry Rice Plate - authentic malaysian recipe

Malaysian · Rice Dishes

Nasi Kandar (Nasi Kandar) — Penang Mamak Curry Rice Plate

Nasi Kandar is a Penang mamak-stall classic: steamed rice drenched with mixed curries, dalcha, vegetables, and spiced fried chicken. Its appeal lies in kuah campur, the deeply savory blending of several gravies on one plate.

110 min 4 821 cal

Nasi Lemak — Coconut Rice with Sambal and Classic Garnishes - authentic malaysian recipe

Malaysian · Rice Dishes

Nasi Lemak (Nasi Lemak) — Coconut Rice with Sambal and Classic Garnishes

Nasi lemak is Malaysia’s beloved coconut rice meal, often eaten for breakfast but enjoyed all day. Fragrant pandan rice is served with sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, and egg.

90 min 4 770 cal

Indonesian Fried Rice — Sweet Soy Street-Style Rice - authentic indonesian recipe

Indonesian · Rice Dishes

Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) — Sweet Soy Street-Style Rice

Nasi goreng is Indonesia’s beloved fried rice, built on cold rice, kecap manis, chile, shallot, garlic, and a little terasi for deep savoriness. It is served at home, in warung stalls, and as a satisfying breakfast or late-night meal.

35 min 4 610 cal

Seafood Rice — Saucy Portuguese Shellfish Rice - authentic portuguese recipe

Portuguese · Rice Dishes

Seafood Rice (Arroz de Marisco) — Saucy Portuguese Shellfish Rice

Arroz de Marisco is a beloved Portuguese coastal rice dish, especially associated with seafood restaurants and family lunches. Unlike paella, it is intentionally brothy, glossy, and spoonable, with rice absorbing shellfish juices, tomato, wine, and cilantro.

65 min 6 552 cal

Bibimbap — Korean Mixed Rice Bowl - authentic korean recipe

Korean · Rice Dishes

Bibimbap (비빔밥) — Korean Mixed Rice Bowl

Bibimbap is a classic Korean rice bowl arranged with seasoned vegetables, beef, egg, sesame oil, and gochujang sauce, then mixed just before eating. It is loved as an everyday meal and as a practical way to honor seasonal vegetables.

80 min 4 735 cal