swap_horiz Mdardara Alternatives

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Bisi Bele Bath

Bisi Bele Bath is an iconic South Indian bean dish originating in Karnataka. It’s a spiced rice preparation featuring le...

Indian Spiced Rice Lentil

9.1 Excellent

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Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal is a traditional North Indian dish featuring slow-cooked kidney beans simmered with spices and served over...

Indian Comfort Food Rice North Indian

9.1 Excellent

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Adas Polo

Adas Polo is an Iranian bean-dish featuring lentils simmered with rice. It’s a staple of Persian cuisine valued for its...

Iranian Dried Fruit Persian Rice

9.0 Excellent

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Gallo Pinto

Gallo pinto is a staple bean dish originating in Central America, particularly Costa Rica. It’s created by combining coo...

Black Bean Breakfast Rice Central American

8.9 Great

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Hummus

Hummus is a creamy dip and spread traditionally produced using chickpeas—specifically dried chickpeas—as its primary ing...

Chickpea Middle Eastern Spread Levantine

8.8 Great

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Tacu Tacu

Tacu Tacu is a staple of Afro-Peruvian cuisine. It features fried rice combined with seasoned lima beans, specifically c...

Peruvian Rice Fried Canary Bean

8.7 Great

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Mujaddara Hamra

Mujaddara Hamra is a traditional Lebanese bean dish featuring red lentils and toasted bulgur wheat. The notable element...

Vegan Lebanese Levantine Bulgur

8.7 Great

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Gallo Pinto (Nicaraguan)

Gallo Pinto is a traditional Nicaraguan bean dish featuring rice cooked with kidney beans. It’s considered the country's...

Breakfast Rice Central American Nicaraguan

8.7 Great

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Adas Polow (Persian Lentil Rice)

Adas Polow is a traditional Iranian rice dish made by layering parboiled basmati rice with cooked lentils, caramelized o...

Iranian Persian Raisin Rice

8.7 Great

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Mujaddara

Mujaddara is a Middle Eastern dish made by cooking lentils with a grain, usually rice or bulgur, and serving the mixture...

Middle Eastern Caramelized Onion Rice Levantine

8.6 Great

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Moros y Cristianos

Moros y Cristianos is a Cuban preparation of black beans and white rice cooked together with aromatics and seasonings. I...

Cuban Black Bean Caribbean Rice

8.6 Great

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Pelau

Pelau is a one-pot rice dish associated especially with Trinidad and Tobago and found elsewhere in the Caribbean. It is...

Caribbean Rice Trinidadian Pigeon Pea

8.6 Great

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Dhal Bhat

Dhal Bhat is a staple meal of Nepal consisting of spiced lentil soup (dhal) served over steamed rice (bhat). It is eaten...

Everyday Rice Lentil Nepali

8.5 Great

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Lentilles Vertes du Puy

Lentilles Vertes du Puy are small, dark green lentils grown in the Le Puy-en-Velay region of Haute-Loire, southern Franc...

French Aop Pdo Auvergne

8.5 Great

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Baião de Dois

Baião de dois is a hearty Brazilian dish originating in the Northeast region. It features rice and cowpea beans cooked t...

Classic Brazilian Rice Northeastern

8.4 Great

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Pabellón criollo

Pabellón criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish composed primarily of shredded pulled beef, black beans, white rice, a...

Black Bean National Beef Venezuelan

8.4 Great

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Nohutlu Pilav (Chickpea Rice)

Nohutlu Pilav is a traditional Turkish dish consisting of white rice cooked with boiled chickpeas, typically prepared us...

Street Food Everyday Chickpea Turkish

8.3 Great

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Fasolia bil Zeit

Fasolia bil zeit is a Levantine vegetable dish whose Arabic name means beans in oil. A common Lebanese version braises g...

Lebanese Olive Oil Levantine Green Bean

8.2 Great

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Adasi (Persian Lentil Soup)

Adasi is a Persian lentil soup or thick lentil stew eaten in Iran, often as a warming breakfast or simple meal. Lentils...

Winter Iranian Persian Soup

8.2 Great

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Fasolia

Fasolia is a traditional bean stew found across the Mediterranean and Middle East, with regional variations in Lebanese,...

Lebanese Tomato Levantine Stew

8.0 Great