swap_horiz Baghali Polo Alternatives

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Iranian Zereshk Polo

Zereshk polo is a Persian rice dish built around steamed rice and dried zereshk, or barberries. The berries provide a ta...

Sweet Sour Persian Festive Saffron

9.06 Excellent

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Samarkand Plov

Samarkand Plov is a regional variation of the traditional Central Asian rice dish known as pilaf, specifically associate...

Traditional Lamb Layered Uzbek

9.02 Excellent

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Baghali Polow

Baghali Polow is a traditional Iranian rice dish characterized by its combination of basmati rice, fresh dill, and broad...

Traditional Persian Festive Dill

8.79 Great

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Sabzi Polow

Sabzi Polow is a Persian rice dish in which rice is cooked with a generous mixture of fresh chopped herbs, typically inc...

Traditional Persian Festive Nowruz

8.74 Great

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Chelo

Chelo is a Persian rice preparation in which rice is parboiled, drained, and then steamed to produce separate, fluffy gr...

Traditional Persian Steamed Saffron

8.35 Great

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Zereshk Polo

Zereshk Polo is a traditional Persian rice dish distinguished by its vibrant color and complex flavor profile. The rice...

Aromatic Persian Festive Saffron

8.10 Great

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Adas Polow

Adas Polow is a traditional Persian rice dish whose name translates to rice and lentils. It consists of basmati rice coo...

Traditional Persian Sweet Savory Raisin

8.06 Great

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Kabseh

Kabseh is a traditional Gulf region rice dish deeply rooted in Saudi Arabian culinary heritage. It features fragrant bas...

Traditional Aromatic Spiced Meat

8.00 Great

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Tahdig

Tahdig (Persian: ته دیگ, meaning 'bottom of the pot') is a Persian rice dish consisting of the crispy, golden-brown crus...

Traditional Aromatic Persian Crispy Crust

7.73 Good

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Sabzi Polo

Sabzi Polo is a traditional Iranian rice dish heavily mixed with finely chopped fresh herbs, which translates directly t...

Traditional Herb Persian Festive

7.64 Good

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Thalassery Biryani

Thalassery Biryani is a specific regional variation of the biryani dish from the Malabar region of Kerala, India. It is...

Coastal Traditional Aromatic Kerala

7.54 Good

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Kabsa

Kabsa is a spiced mixed-rice dish that originated in Saudi Arabia and is widely regarded as the national dish of the cou...

Traditional Aromatic Spiced Meat

7.27 Good

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Loobia Polo

Loobia Polo is a traditional Iranian rice dish made by combining basmati rice with green beans, onions, and spiced groun...

Traditional Lamb Persian One Pot

7.18 Good

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Khao Kluk Kapi

Khao Kluk Kapi is a traditional Thai dish centered around rice that has been thoroughly stir-fried with pungent shrimp p...

Traditional Aromatic Thai Fried

7.18 Good

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Chelow

Chelow is the foundational Iranian steamed white rice preparation. The raw rice is first parboiled, drained, and then st...

Traditional Persian Plain Steamed

6.90 Fair

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Shirin Polo

Shirin Polo is a traditional Iranian sweet rice dish commonly served at Persian weddings and Nowruz celebrations. The ri...

Aromatic Sweet Persian Festive

6.90 Fair

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Kateh

Kateh is a simple Iranian rice dish associated especially with the Caspian provinces, including Gilan and Mazandaran. Un...

Traditional Persian Quick Caspian

6.62 Fair

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Nasi Bakar

Nasi Bakar is an Indonesian dish in which seasoned rice mixed with various fillings such as chicken, salted fish, or bas...

Traditional Aromatic Indonesian Grilled

6.44 Fair

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Dami

Dami is an Iranian one-pot rice preparation in which rice, water, and oil or butter cook together until the liquid is ab...

Herb Aromatic Layered Slow Cooked

6.44 Fair

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Pilaf

Pilaf is a family of rice dishes in which grains are cooked in seasoned broth, often after being fried in oil, butter, o...

Versatile Traditional Aromatic Middle Eastern

6.16 Fair