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Rice recipes

Basmati, short-grain, glutinous and everything cooked in it. 413 recipes on the site call for rice.

Fried rice, risotto, biryani, paella, pilaf, rice puddings and bowls. Each dish wants a particular rice (basmati, arborio, short-grain, long-grain), and the ingredient list names the kind, because swapping one for another changes how much liquid it takes and how it cooks.

Rice is in 413 recipes from 61 cuisines, among them 272 dinners, 31 lunches, 29 quick meals and 21 desserts. The cuisines that use it most here are American (65), Indian (31), Chinese (30) and Italian (25). Of these, 67 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Thai Basil Fried Egg (7 min), Khao Kai Jeow (10 min) and Khai Jiao (13 min). For 106, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 248 easy, 145 medium and 20 hard.

As written, 109 are vegetarian, 40 vegan, 169 gluten-free and 229 dairy-free. Another 23 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Rice recipes — all 413 recipes

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
IndianEditor’s Pick
Prep
45m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Hyderabadi dum biryani, where marinated chicken and part-cooked rice are layered raw and sealed to steam in their…

4.5 hr · Hard
Hyderabadi Biryani
Indian
Prep
60m
Cook
80m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Hyderabadi Biryani

Marinated raw lamb layered under half-cooked rice and sealed with dough, so the meat and rice cook together in…

7–7.5 hr · Hard
Egg Fried Rice
ChineseFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Egg Fried Rice

The test of any wok cook: separate grains, wisps of egg through every mouthful, and that faint smoky note from the…

20 min · Easy
Chicken Katsu Curry
JapaneseFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Katsu Curry

Japan's favourite comfort food: a panko-crusted chicken cutlet sliced over rice and flooded with a thick, gently…

55 min · Medium
Jollof Rice
NigerianEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
70m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Jollof Rice

Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…

90–105 min · Easy
Paella Valenciana
SpanishEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Paella Valenciana

The Valencian original, with chicken, rabbit and beans rather than seafood, cooked flat in a wide pan until a…

70 min · Medium
Thai Green Curry
ThaiFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Thai Green Curry

Cracking the coconut cream until the oil separates, then frying the paste in it, is the step that turns a flat curry…

40 min · Easy
Mango Sticky Rice
ThaiFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Desserts

Mango Sticky Rice

Warm coconut-soaked glutinous rice with cold ripe mango and a salty coconut sauce poured over. Naturally vegan, and…

5 hr · Easy
Bibimbap
KoreanFeatured
Prep
35m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Bibimbap

A bowl of rice topped with individually seasoned vegetables, marinated beef, a fried egg and gochujang, mixed…

75 min · Medium
Beef Stroganoff
RussianFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Beef Stroganoff

Strips of seared beef in a mustard and soured cream sauce with mushrooms, done in twenty-five minutes. It is a fast…

40 min · Easy
Beef Bulgogi
Korean
Prep
20m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Beef Bulgogi

Thinly sliced beef marinated in soy, pear and sesame, then seared fast so it caramelises without stewing. Twenty…

105 min · Easy
Chicken Satay
IndonesianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Chicken Satay

Chicken marinated in turmeric and lemongrass, threaded onto skewers, grilled over charcoal, and served with a peanut…

9 hr · Easy
Chicken Teriyaki
Japanese
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Chicken Teriyaki

Real teriyaki is a technique, not a bottled sauce: chicken pan-fried until the skin crackles, then glazed in a…

25 min · Easy
Nasi Lemak
MalaysianFeatured
Prep
30m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Nasi Lemak

Rice steamed in coconut milk with pandan, served with sambal, fried anchovies and peanuts, cucumber and a boiled or…

70 min · Medium
Thai Red Curry
Thai
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Thai Red Curry

Chicken and vegetables in a coconut curry built by cracking the cream, frying the paste in the separated oil, and…

40 min · Easy
Chicken Adobo
FilipinoFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Adobo

Chicken braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and bay until the sauce reduces to a dark glaze. The Philippines'…

2 hr · Easy
Ahi Poke Bowl
InternationalFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
0m
Serves
2
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Healthy

Ahi Poke Bowl

Cubed raw tuna dressed in soy, sesame and sweet onion over rice. Hawaiian in origin and Japanese in influence, and…

20 min+ · Easy
Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Chicken)
Thai
Prep
10m
Cook
10m
Serves
2
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Quick Meals

Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Chicken)

Thailand's most-eaten dish: minced pork fried hard with garlic and chillies, tossed with holy basil, and served over…

20 min · Easy
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
JamaicanFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Chicken marinated overnight in scotch bonnet, allspice and thyme, then cooked slowly over indirect heat until the…

13–25 hr · Easy
Louisiana Jambalaya
American
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Louisiana Jambalaya

Louisiana rice cooked in one pot with the holy trinity, andouille sausage, chicken and prawns. The Creole version…

65 min · Easy
Nasi Goreng
Indonesian
Prep
15m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Nasi Goreng

Indonesian fried rice built on kecap manis and terasi, topped with a fried egg and prawn crackers. Every household…

27 min · Easy
Mission-Style Burrito
Mexican
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Mission-Style Burrito

San Francisco's contribution to world food: a steamed flour tortilla wrapped around rice, beans, meat, cheese, salsa…

3–5 hr · Easy
Hainanese Chicken Rice
SingaporeanEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
60m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Hainanese Chicken Rice

A whole chicken poached gently and plunged into ice, with rice cooked in the poaching stock and rendered chicken…

85 min · Medium
Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Spring Rolls)
Vietnamese
Prep
30m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Appetizers

Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Spring Rolls)

Rice paper rolls packed with prawns, pork, herbs and vermicelli, served cold with peanut dipping sauce. Nothing is…

65 min · Easy
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
90m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Everything in gumbo rests on the roux: flour and fat cooked patiently to the colour of milk chocolate, then built…

115 min · Medium
Kimbap
KoreanFeatured
Prep
35m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Kimbap

Seasoned rice and a row of cooked fillings rolled in seaweed, brushed with sesame oil and cut into coins. Korea's…

55 min · Medium
Curry Laksa
Malaysian
Prep
25m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Curry Laksa

Curry laksa: a coconut and spice paste soup with two kinds of noodle, prawns, tofu puffs and cockles, finished with…

55 min · Medium
Mexican Red Rice
Mexican
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Mexican Red Rice

Arroz rojo: rice toasted in oil until it smells nutty, then simmered in a tomato and garlic broth until every grain…

35 min · Easy
Oyakodon
Japanese
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
2
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Quick Meals

Oyakodon

Chicken and egg over rice — the name means "parent and child" — simmered together in a sweet-savoury dashi until the…

25 min · Easy
Galbi (Korean Short Ribs)
Korean
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Galbi (Korean Short Ribs)

Beef short ribs butterflied thin, marinated in soy, pear and sesame, and grilled over fire until the sugars char…

8–26 hr · Easy
Lomo Saltado
Peruvian
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Lomo Saltado

Peru's great fusion dish: beef stir-fried in a wok with onion, tomato and soy sauce, served with both chips and…

40 min · Easy
California Roll
Japanese
Prep
40m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Lunch

California Roll

The inside-out roll that introduced the West to sushi: crab, avocado and cucumber wrapped in seasoned rice and…

75 min · Medium
Jamaican Curry Goat
Jamaican
Prep
25m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Jamaican Curry Goat

Goat browned and stewed for hours with Jamaican curry powder, thyme and scotch bonnet until it falls off the bone…

7 hr · Easy
Tahdig
PersianFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Tahdig

The golden crust at the bottom of the rice pot, made deliberately: parboiled basmati steamed over a layer of yoghurt…

3.5 hr · Medium
Lu Rou Fan
Taiwanese
Prep
20m
Cook
95m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Lu Rou Fan

Finely diced pork belly braised in soy, five spice and fried shallots until it becomes a glossy, gelatinous sauce…

2–2.5 hr · Easy
Ropa Vieja
Cuban
Prep
25m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Ropa Vieja

Flank steak simmered until it shreds, then stewed in a sofrito of peppers, onions, olives and cumin until the sauce…

3 hr · Medium
Rice and Peas
Jamaican
Prep
15m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme, spring onion and a whole scotch bonnet left in and lifted out…

9.5 hr · Easy
Idli Sambar
Indian
Prep
25m
Cook
70m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Idli Sambar

Steamed rice and lentil cakes, sour from natural fermentation and light as a sponge, served with a tamarind-sharp…

14.5–20.5 hr · Medium
Gyudon
Japanese
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Gyudon

Thinly sliced beef and onion simmered for four minutes in dashi, soy and mirin, then tipped over rice. Japan's…

55 min · Easy
Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl
International
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
2
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Healthy

Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl

Roasted vegetables, a grain, a pulse and something green in one bowl, held together by a tahini dressing loosened…

50–55 min · Easy
Masala Dosa
Indian
Prep
30m
Cook
30m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Masala Dosa

A paper-thin, tangy fermented crêpe wrapped around spiced potato, with coconut chutney and sambar alongside. South…

15–21 hr · Hard
Horchata
Mexican
Prep
15m
Cook
0m
Serves
6
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Drinks

Horchata

Rice and cinnamon soaked overnight, blended and strained into a sweet, milky drink served over ice. The standard…

8.5 hr · Easy
Singapore Noodles
Chinese
Prep
20m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Singapore Noodles

Thin rice vermicelli stained yellow with curry powder, tossed with prawns, char siu and egg. Despite the name it is…

32 min · Easy
Sinigang na Baboy
Filipino
Prep
20m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Sinigang na Baboy

Pork belly and vegetables in a broth soured with tamarind, sharp enough to make you sit up, eaten with rice and a…

80 min · Easy
Massaman Beef Curry
Thai
Prep
20m
Cook
90m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Massaman Beef Curry

The mildest and most aromatic Thai curry, carrying Persian and Indian influence in its cinnamon, cardamom and…

110 min · Medium
Omurice
Japanese
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
2
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Lunch

Omurice

A Japanese diner classic: ketchup-seasoned chicken rice wrapped in a thin omelette, either folded neatly or, in the…

35 min · Medium
Ghormeh Sabzi
PersianEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
170m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Ghormeh Sabzi

The Persian herb stew: several bunches of herbs fried down almost to black, with lamb, kidney beans and dried limes…

3.5 hr · Medium
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Thai
Prep
15m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Fried rice with pineapple, cashews and a curry-scented edge, served in the hollowed shell if you are feeling…

27 min · Easy

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