rice Recipes
189 delicious rice recipes from around the world
Shirin Polo
Persian sweet rice - jeweled rice with candied orange and nuts. Wedding celebration dish.
Dolmeh Felfel
Persian stuffed peppers - bell peppers with herbed rice and meat filling.
Reshteh Polo
Persian noodle rice - rice with crispy noodles, dates, and raisins. New Year dish.
Tahdig
Persian crispy rice - the prized golden crust from the bottom of the rice pot.
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Persian barberry rice with chicken - jeweled rice with tart barberries and saffron chicken.
Lubia Polo
Persian green bean rice - rice with green beans and tomato meat sauce. Everyday comfort.
Dolmeh-ye Felfel
Persian stuffed peppers - bell peppers with meat-rice filling. Sweet-sour sauce.
Havij Polo
Persian carrot rice - jeweled rice with sweet carrots and orange. Festive and beautiful.
Albaloo Polo
Persian sour cherry rice - rice with sour cherries and meatballs. Sweet-sour jeweled.
Morasa Polo
Persian jeweled rice - rice with orange, barberries, almonds, pistachios. Wedding rice.
Adas Polo
Persian lentil rice - rice with lentils, raisins, dates. Sweet and savory.
Reshteh Polo
Persian noodle rice - rice with toasted noodles. Nowruz symbolic dish.
Dolmeh-ye Kalam
Persian stuffed cabbage - cabbage leaves with meat-rice in sweet-sour sauce.
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi
Persian herb rice with fish - Nowruz traditional fish and herb rice. New Year essential.
Baghali Polo
Persian dill and fava bean rice - rice with favas and lots of dill. Spring celebration.
Shirin Polo
Persian sweet rice - jeweled rice with orange peel and nuts. Wedding dish.
Loobia Polo
Persian green bean rice - rice with green beans and meat. Family favorite.
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi
Persian herb rice with fish - Nowruz dish with fresh herbs and white fish.
Koofteh Berenji
Persian rice meatballs - meatballs made with rice instead of bulgur. Unique.
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Persian barberry rice - saffron rice with tart barberries and chicken. Festive.
Polo ba Morgh
Persian chicken polo - simple saffron rice with tender chicken. Everyday.
Machboos
Bahraini spiced rice - aromatic rice with chicken or lamb cooked in baharat spices with loomi (dried lime) and rose water.
Mandi
Yemeni smoked rice - basmati rice and meat slow-cooked in underground tandoor, infused with wood smoke. Arabian Peninsula feast.
Baghali Polo (Persian Dill and Fava Bean Rice)
A fragrant and flavorful Persian rice dish featuring tender Basmati rice layered with vibrant green fava beans and a generous amount of fresh dill. Traditionally a spring celebration dish, it's often served with succulent lamb shanks.