rice Recipes
189 delicious rice recipes from around the world
Koussa Mahshi
Lebanese stuffed zucchini - baby zucchini filled with spiced meat and rice.
Riz a Djaj
Lebanese chicken and rice - spiced rice with chicken, topped with nuts. Feast dish.
Warak Enab
Lebanese stuffed grape leaves - rice-filled grape leaves with lemon. Mezze essential.
Mujadara
Lebanese lentils and rice - lentils with rice and crispy onions. Poor man's feast.
Sayyadieh
Lebanese fisherman's rice - spiced rice with fried fish. Coastal tradition.
Riz a Dajaj
Lebanese chicken and rice - spiced rice with chicken, nuts, and cinnamon. Celebration dish.
Maqluba
Lebanese upside-down rice - layered rice, vegetables, meat flipped onto platter. Dramatic.
Kousa Mahshi
Lebanese stuffed zucchini - cored zucchini with meat-rice filling. Summer classic.
Riz bil Adas
Lebanese rice with lentils - simple lentils and rice, topped with onions. Humble comfort.
Sayyadieh
Lebanese fisherman's rice - spiced fish with caramelized onion rice. Coastal classic.
Bazella w Riz
Lebanese peas and rice - comfort dish with peas, meat, and rice. Family meal.
Riz a Djaj
Lebanese chicken and rice - spiced rice with shredded chicken. Comfort classic.
Mansaf
Jordan's national dish - lamb cooked in fermented dried yogurt (jameed), served over rice and flatbread.
Kabsa
Saudi Arabia's national dish - spiced rice with chicken or lamb, tomatoes, and aromatic baharat spices.
Maqluba
Palestinian upside-down rice - layers of rice, fried vegetables, and meat flipped dramatically onto a platter.
Maqluba
Palestinian upside-down rice - layered rice, vegetables, and meat flipped onto a platter. Dramatic presentation, incredible flavor.
Chelo Kabab
Iran's national dish - saffron-scented rice with butter and grilled ground beef or lamb kebab. Simple perfection.
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Persian barberry rice with chicken - saffron rice jeweled with tart barberries, served with saffron chicken.
Tahdig
Persian crispy rice - the prized golden crust from the bottom of the pot. Crunch you fight over.
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Persian barberry rice with chicken - saffron rice studded with tart barberries. Wedding dish.
Tachin
Persian rice cake - saffron rice baked with chicken or lamb. All-over crispy tahdig.
Baghali Polo ba Mahiche
Persian dill rice with lamb shank - fava beans and dill rice with braised lamb.
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi
Persian herb rice with fish - green herb rice with fried fish. Nowruz essential.
Lubia Polo
Persian green bean rice - rice with green beans and meat. Homestyle comfort.