Dishes made with turmeric
32 dishes from around the world that list turmeric as a main ingredient.
ShawarmaMeatشاورما
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreMeat roasted on a vertical spit and sliced into flatbread with sauces and vegetables
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Jaffna crab curryMeat
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSpicy crab curry from northern Sri Lanka, simmered with coconut milk and spices
Main dish, 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
Zereshk poloMeatزرشکپلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian rice with tart barberries, often served with saffron chicken
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
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
Khoresh bademjanخورش بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of eggplant, tomato, lamb, and tart fruit, served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
DalVeganदाल
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSoupy dish made from split lentils, peas or beans, a staple across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tandoori chickenMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in a clay oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RendangMeatRandang
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ghormeh sabziMeatقرمه سبزی
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of herbs, beans, dried lime and lamb, served with saffron rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Palak paneerVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaPaneer cheese cubes in a spiced spinach purée
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Vada pavVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaDeep-fried spiced potato fritter in a bread bun, served with chutney and chilli
Street food, Snacks
Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RawonMeatꦫꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreJavanese beef soup made dark with keluak nut
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
AbgooshtMeatآبگوشت
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 morePersian lamb and chickpea stew served in stoneware pots
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dal bhatVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreLentil soup served with plain rice, a staple meal across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gulai
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreSpiced Southeast Asian stew with coconut milk and a blend of local herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tumpengꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCone-shaped rice surrounded by assorted Indonesian side dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Batata vadaVegetarianबटाटा वडा
🇮🇳 IndiaDeep-fried potato patties from Maharashtra, coated in chickpea flour batter
Street food, Snacks
Asam pedasاسم ڤدس
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi kuningVegetarian
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreRice cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, served for celebrations across Indonesia
Rice dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mirza ghassemiVegetarianمیرزا قاسمی
🇮🇷 IranEggplant, tomato, and egg mash from northern Iran, served with bread or rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UsbanMeatعصبان
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreNorth African sausage stuffed with rice, lamb, liver, herbs and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BeguniVeganবেগুনী
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreEggplant slices dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks
Mì Quảng
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Ayam bakarMeat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreChicken marinated in spices and grilled over charcoal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shirin poloVegetarian
🇮🇷 IranPersian rice pilaf with saffron, nuts, and dried fruits for festive occasions
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Roti jalaVegetarianروتي جالا
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreA lacy Malay pancake served with curry, often at tea time or special events
Bread, Tea time, Snacks
BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl
Main dish, Dinner
PholourieVegan
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 3 moreFried balls of spiced split pea and flour, served with chutney
Street food, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Balti: ayes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Abgoosht: RezAzizi at Persian Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Tumpeng: brother-harahap, CC BY 2.0, source
- Vada pav: Kaushiki Prabhudesai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shawarma: جنان مريش, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tandoori chicken: Bharat Mirchandani, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Usban: Touzrimounir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pholourie: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ghormeh sabzi: Amin Majidi, CC0, source
- Rajma: Monali.mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khoresh bademjan: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi katok: The Bangsawan, CC0, source
- Aloo gobi: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Thingyan rice: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rawon: christian r, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dal bhat: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gulai: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dal: Bhaskaranaidu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Batata vada: Arthrajsinh Solanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nasi kuning: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Palak paneer: DreamyFlutura11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mirza ghassemi: Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Beguni: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ayam bakar: Nisa usrifatul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Roti jala: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Shirin polo: Yallayallaletsgo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source