Dishes made with rice
192 dishes from around the world that list rice as a main ingredient.
Khoresh bademjanخورش بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of eggplant, tomato, lamb, and tart fruit, served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FeijoadaMeat
🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreBean stew with pork or beef, common in Portugal and Brazil
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Japanese curryMeatカレー
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreA thick, mildly spiced curry sauce served with rice, noodles or bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PotjiekosMeat
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth African outdoor stew slow-cooked in a cast iron pot
Stew or curry
SaltahMeatسلتة
🇾🇪 YemenYemen’s national stew of meat broth, fenugreek froth, and spicy salsa
Stew or curry, Lunch
Yakhni
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreA family of meat and vegetable stews from Iran, the Middle East and the Balkans
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffed squash
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSquash or zucchini filled with rice and sometimes meat, simmered or baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bisi bele bathVegetarianಬಿಸಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಭಾತ್
🇮🇳 IndiaSpiced rice and lentils cooked with vegetables and aromatic masala
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tripas à moda do PortoMeat
🇵🇹 PortugalBeef tripe stew with beans, carrots and rice from Porto
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cozido à portuguesaMeat
🇵🇹 PortugalA hearty Portuguese stew of meats, sausages and vegetables simmered together
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Domoda
🇸🇳 Senegal and 4 moreA tangy Senegalese stew thickened with flour and served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
PelauMeat
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 1 moreA one-pot rice and meat dish from the Caribbean, darkened with caramelised sugar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
OlluquitoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean stew of ulluku root and dried meat, served with rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ÉtoufféeFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesShellfish stew from Louisiana, served over rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaldouFish or seafood
🇸🇳 SenegalSenegalese fish and vegetable stew with a tangy broth, served with rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KhichraMeatکھچڑا
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA slow-cooked stew of meat, lentils and spices from the Indian subcontinent
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Feijoada: Melsj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Étouffée: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, source
- Olluquito: Miguel Alan Córdova Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Japanese curry: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Khoresh bademjan: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Domoda: T.K. Naliaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pelau: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Caldou: Marshiayers, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saltah: Rania al-Bahara, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Stuffed squash: Bazel, Public domain, source
- Jambalaya: pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Yakhni: АннаМариа (original image); derived version by Off-shell, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tripas à moda do Porto: MariaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cozido à portuguesa: Uxbona, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bisi bele bath: Food and Remedy, LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Khichra: Miansari66, CC0, source