Dishes made with rice
192 dishes from around the world that list rice as a main ingredient.
Kebabكَبَاب
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreGrilled or roasted meat, often on skewers, found across the Middle East and beyond
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pilaf
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Biryani
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreRice and spiced meat or vegetables layered and cooked together
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Blood sausageMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA sausage made with animal blood, fillers and spices, cooked or dried until firm
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Risotto
🇮🇹 ItalyCreamy Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth and finished with cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rice pudding
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch
Riz grasMeat
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 4 moreWest African rice cooked with meat and vegetables, served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Phat khingMeatผัดขิง
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreStir-fried ginger dish from Thailand and Laos, often made with chicken and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
QifqiVegetarian
🇦🇱 AlbaniaHerbed rice balls from Gjirokastër, shaped and fried in a special pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SaleegMeatسليق
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRice cooked with broth and milk, topped with roasted meat from western Saudi Arabia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khoresh bademjanخورش بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of eggplant, tomato, lamb, and tart fruit, served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Thingyan riceFish or seafoodသင်္ကြန်ထမင်း
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreRice in scented water, served cold with fried dried fish for the Burmese New Year
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ
🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SilpanchoMeatSillp'anchu
🇧🇴 BoliviaLayered Bolivian meal with rice, potatoes, breaded meat, and fried eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi katokناسي كاتوق
🇧🇳 Brunei and 1 moreBrunei's rice meal with fried chicken and spicy sambal, often wrapped in brown paper
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Burrito
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA wheat flour tortilla wrapped around a savory filling, eaten by hand or with sauce
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bibimbap비빔밥
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreKorean rice bowl with mixed vegetables, meat, egg and chili paste
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PapadamVegan
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreThin, crisp flatbread made from lentil or other flours, served as a snack or side
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
InjeraVeganእንጀራ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreLarge, spongy sour flatbread made from fermented teff flour
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Cabbage roll
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreCooked cabbage leaves wrapped around seasoned fillings, simmered or baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DosaVegetarianದೋಸೆ
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreA thin, fermented rice and lentil pancake from South India, served hot with chutney and sambar
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Congee粥
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreRice simmered in water to make a soft, comforting porridge
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
IdliVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSteamed cakes of fermented rice and lentil batter from South India and Sri Lanka
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
Nasi goreng
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSoutheast Asian fried rice seasoned with sweet soy sauce and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Chicken soupMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreA hot soup of chicken simmered with vegetables, noodles or grains
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Hariraالحريرة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 3 moreNorth African soup of tomato, legumes, herbs and spices, often served during Ramadan
Soup, Dinner, Supper
Kabsaكبسة
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreRice and meat cooked with aromatic spices, a staple of the Arabian Peninsula
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KhichdiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRice and lentils cooked together, often with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TonkatsuMeat豚カツ
🇯🇵 JapanDeep-fried pork cutlet coated in crisp panko breadcrumbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KosharyVeganكشرى
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreA mix of rice, pasta, lentils and sauce topped with fried onions, from Egypt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FeijoadaMeat
🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreBean stew with pork or beef, common in Portugal and Brazil
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Jollof rice
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreWest African rice simmered in tomato, chili and spices, often served with meat or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KetupatVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreRice packed in woven palm leaf pouches and boiled until firm
Main dish, 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
Maqlubaمقلوبة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreRice, meat and fried vegetables cooked in layers and served upside down
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Omuriceオムライス
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreJapanese fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette, often topped with ketchup
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Donburi丼物
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese rice bowl topped with simmered meat, fish, or vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Osechi御節料理
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese New Year foods arranged in tiered lacquered boxes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Poke
🇺🇸 United StatesHawaiian dish of diced raw fish tossed with seasonings and often served over rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KatsudonMeatカツ丼
🇯🇵 JapanDeep-fried pork cutlet and egg served over a bowl of rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MansafMeatمنسف
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreLamb cooked in fermented yogurt sauce, served over rice and flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Avgolemonoαυγολέμονο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreGreek soup or sauce thickened with egg and lemon
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Masala dosaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Kabuli pulaoMeatقابلی پلو
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 5 moreAfghan rice pilaf with caramelized carrots, raisins, and meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sarma
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreLeaves wrapped around a filling of rice, minced meat and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MujaddaraVeganمجدّرة
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLentils and rice cooked together and topped with fried onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffed peppers
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreBell peppers filled with seasoned mixtures and cooked until tender
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Risotto: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Omurice: Kanesue, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ketupat: Meutia Chaerani, CC BY 2.5, source
- Idli: Soumya dey at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Katsudon: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Bibimbap: abex (a flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Donburi: jetalone, CC BY 2.0, source
- Feijoada: Melsj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Koshary: Dina Said, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khichdi: Dkgohil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Papadam: Windell H. Oskay, CC BY 2.5, source
- Dosa: Roland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kebab: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Silpancho: Locotex, CC BY 3.0, source
- Biryani: Shyamveer.singh1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Burrito: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pilaf: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nasi goreng: shankar s., CC BY 2.0, source
- Injera: Edsel Little, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harira: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tonkatsu: Minseong Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poke: Openmalware.exe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Masala dosa: Mike Linksvayer, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rice pudding: Eli123seo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saleeg: Sayom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kabsa: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Japanese curry: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Khoresh bademjan: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi katok: The Bangsawan, CC0, source
- Osechi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Mansaf: Abdulla aljammal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sarma: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thingyan rice: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Avgolemono: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Phat khing: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Qifqi: MirelaAndoni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Riz gras: Aboukam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cabbage roll: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Congee: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chicken soup: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jambalaya: pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Maqluba: Arafataslan, Public domain, source
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stuffed peppers: Alice Wiegand, CC BY-SA 4.0, source