Dishes made with turmeric
48 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
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
Main dish, 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
Khoresh bademjanخورش بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of eggplant, tomato, lamb, and tart fruit, served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Zereshk poloMeatزرشکپلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian rice with tart barberries, often served with saffron chicken
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
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
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
Tumpengꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCone-shaped rice surrounded by assorted Indonesian side dishes
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
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
Ayam bakarMeat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreChicken marinated in spices and grilled over charcoal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mì Quảng
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Shirin poloVegetarian
🇮🇷 IranPersian rice pilaf with saffron, nuts, and dried fruits for festive occasions
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl
Main dish, Dinner
XacutiMeatशागोती
🇮🇳 IndiaGoan curry with coconut, poppy seeds and a blend of spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kai yangMeatไก่ย่าง
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreCharcoal-grilled chicken marinated with herbs and spices, a street food staple in Laos and Thailand
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baghali ghatoghVegetarianباقالی قاتق
🇮🇷 IranNorthern Iranian stew of beans, dill, eggs and garlic
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
TheplaVegetarianથેપલા
🇮🇳 IndiaSoft spiced flatbread from Gujarat, often made with fenugreek leaves
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Padang satayMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGrilled skewered beef in a thick, spicy yellow sauce from West Sumatra
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
JhunkaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA thick, savory gram flour dish from western India, often paired with flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PoriyalVeganபொரியல்
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stir-fried vegetables with spices and lentils
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chả cá Lã VọngFish or seafood
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled turmeric-marinated fish with dill, served with noodles and shrimp paste sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jerusalem mixed grillMeatמעורב ירושלמי
🇮🇱 IsraelGrilled chicken offal and lamb with spices, a specialty of Jerusalem
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tehri
🇮🇳 IndiaSpiced yellow rice cooked with vegetables, lentil dumplings and sometimes meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng tai plaFish or seafoodแกงไตปลา
🇹🇭 ThailandSouthern Thai curry made with fermented fish entrails sauce and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Hutki shiraFish or seafoodꠢꠥꠐꠇꠤ ꠡꠤꠞꠣ
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreFermented fish and vegetable curry from Sylhet, cooked without oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Durus kuraMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshWhole skinless chicken cooked in spiced broth and fried, from Chittagong
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kai yang: Heinrich Damm ( User:Hdamm , Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org ), CC BY 2.0, source
- Balti: ayes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Abgoosht: RezAzizi at Persian Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Tehri: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Tumpeng: brother-harahap, CC BY 2.0, source
- Baghali ghatogh: Rye-96, 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
- 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
- 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
- Ayam bakar: Nisa usrifatul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shirin polo: Yallayallaletsgo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thepla: Rocky231293, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Padang satay: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chả cá Lã Vọng: tuhang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poriyal: Sundar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jerusalem mixed grill: Peterjerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kaeng tai pla: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Xacuti: Kugelblintz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jhunka: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Durus kura: Idbanm, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hutki shira: এম আবু সাঈদ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source