swap_horiz Maqlouba Alternatives

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Bibimbap

Bibimbap is a traditional Korean rice dish featuring warmly cooked rice layered with an assortment of vibrant vegetables...

Korean Iconic Vegetables Gochujang

9.0 Excellent

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Plov Ferganski

Plov Ferganski represents a traditional Uzbek rice dish deeply rooted in the Fergana Valley’s culinary heritage. This me...

Traditional Lamb Carrot Uzbek

9.0 Excellent

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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

8.8 Great

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Kabuli Pulao

Kabuli Pulao is a traditional Afghan rice dish featuring fragrant basmati rice simmered in lamb broth. It’s distinguishe...

Classic Lamb Carrot Afghan

8.8 Great

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Lamb Biryani

Lamb biryani is an Indian rice dish featuring slow-cooked lamb traditionally prepared using basmati rice and a complex b...

Indian Lamb Slow Cooked Mughal

8.7 Great

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Arroz con Gandules

Arroz con gandules is a traditional Puerto Rican rice dish deeply rooted in the island’s culinary heritage. It features...

Traditional Festive Sofrito Puerto Rican

8.7 Great

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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani is a widespread variation of the traditional Indian dish, featuring marinated chicken layered with basma...

Indian Chicken Spiced Festive

8.6 Great

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Ceebu Jen

Ceebu Jen is the national dish of Senegal, prepared in the Wolof culinary tradition by simmering broken rice, stuffed fi...

Traditional Vegetables Fish Senegalese

8.5 Great

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Zongzi

Zongzi are traditional Chinese sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, famously consumed during the Dragon Boat...

Chinese Festive Dumpling Sticky Rice

8.5 Great

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Babi Guling dengan Nasi

Babi Guling dengan Nasi is Bali's famed spit-roasted pig served with rice, notable for its crispy skin and rich flavorin...

Balinese Ceremonial Spiced Festive

8.5 Great

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Shakh Plov

Azerbaijani festive rice pilaf encased and baked inside a thin dough crust (gazmag), making it a showpiece dish traditio...

Elegant Traditional Festive Azerbaijani

8.5 Great

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Maqluba

Arab upside-down rice dish layered with lamb or chicken and fried vegetables then flipped onto a platter; considered a n...

Eggplant Festive Cauliflower Upside Down

8.5 Great

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Chirashi Sushi

Chirashi Sushi is a Japanese scattered-sushi bowl of vinegared rice topped with assorted sashimi and vegetables, traditi...

Traditional Japanese Seafood Festive

8.3 Great

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Ouzi

Ouzi is a Levantine festive dish of slow-cooked lamb served over spiced rice with toasted nuts, a centerpiece at celebra...

Traditional Lamb Slow Cooked Festive

8.3 Great

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Nasi Campur Bali

Nasi Campur Bali is an Indonesian mixed rice dish from Bali, notable for comprising a serving of white rice surrounded b...

Traditional Variety Balinese Mixed

8.3 Great

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Morasa Polo

Morasa Polo is a traditional Persian rice dish distinguished by its elaborate presentation. The rice itself is cooked wi...

Classic Persian Festive Rice

8.3 Great

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Plov

Plov is a traditional Central Asian rice dish cooked with meat, carrots, and onions in a large cauldron, highly signific...

Lamb Festive Central Asian Uzbek

8.2 Great

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Japchae

Japchae is a Korean dish of stir-fried sweet potato glass noodles with vegetables and meat, commonly served alongside st...

Korean Festive Sesame Vegetables

8.2 Great

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Mansaf

Mansaf is a traditional Jordanian dish made of lamb cooked in a sauce of fermented dried yogurt, served over rice or bul...

Traditional Lamb Festive Jordanian

7.6 Good

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Kibbeh with Rice

Middle Eastern dish pairing kibbeh—ground meat and bulgur wheat shells—with white rice, a combination common in Lebanese...

Traditional Lamb Festive Levantine

7.2 Good