swap_horiz Sambar Rice Alternatives

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Nasi Ayam

Nasi ayam is a chicken-and-rice dish associated with Malaysia and Singapore, where it is commonly served in hawker cente...

Simple Comfort Chicken Rice Hawker

9.3 Excellent

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Dosa

A dosa is a thin, pancake-like dish originating in South India. It’s made from a fermented batter of rice and black lent...

Fermented Breakfast Crepe South Indian

9.2 Excellent

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Lu Rou Fan

Lu Rou Fan is a traditional Taiwanese rice dish featuring steamed rice layered with intensely flavorful, braised pork be...

Iconic Comfort Taiwanese Rice Bowl

9.0 Excellent

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Katsudon

Katsudon is a classic Japanese rice dish featuring a tender, breaded pork cutlet layered atop steamed rice and simmered...

Comfort Japanese Egg Donburi

8.9 Great

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Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese Curry Rice is a beloved rice dish originating from adaptations of British curry recipes introduced to Japan dur...

Comfort Classic Japanese Curry

8.9 Great

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Oyakodon

Oyakodon is a traditional Japanese rice dish featuring diced chicken and a soft-boiled egg simmered in a subtly sweet so...

Comfort Japanese Rice Bowl Donburi

8.8 Great

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Locrio

Locrio is a Dominican one-pot rice dish prepared with a seasoned meat, poultry, sausage, seafood, or another main ingred...

Comfort Caribbean Meat Dominican

8.1 Great

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Rice Porridge (Lugaw)

Lugaw is a Filipino rice porridge made by simmering rice in water or broth until the grains become soft. It may be serve...

Simple Comfort Filipino Sick Food

7.9 Good

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Canja de Galinha

Canja de galinha is a chicken-and-rice soup found in Portuguese cuisine and in Brazilian cooking. The dish is prepared b...

Simple Comfort Healing Portuguese Brazilian

7.9 Good

10

Arroz Mamposteao

Arroz Mamposteao is a rustic Puerto Rican comfort food made by sautéing leftover white rice with stewed beans, sofrito,...

Simple Comfort Traditional Beans

7.8 Good

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Arroz de Linguiça

Arroz de Linguiça is a savory rice dish associated with Portugal and Brazil. It combines rice with linguiça, a seasoned...

Comfort Traditional Portuguese Sausage

7.7 Good

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Ochazuke

Ochazuke is a simple Japanese dish consisting of hot green tea, dashi, or boiling water poured over cooked white rice. C...

Simple Comfort Traditional Japanese

7.5 Good

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Chazuke

Chazuke is a simple traditional Japanese dish made by pouring hot green tea, dashi, or hot water over cooked white rice....

Simple Comfort Japanese Quick

7.5 Good

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Dahi Chawal

Dahi chawal is a South Asian yogurt-and-rice dish made by combining cooked rice with dahi, the subcontinent's cultured y...

Simple Comfort Cooling Indian

7.5 Good

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Pongal

Pongal is both a South Indian rice dish and the name of a harvest festival in Tamil Nadu. Ven pongal is a savory prepara...

Comfort Vegetarian Festival South Indian

7.2 Good

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Juk

Juk, also written juk or jook, is the Korean name for rice porridge made by simmering rice in water or stock until the g...

Simple Korean Comfort Healing

7.0 Good

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Curd Rice

Curd rice is a South Indian preparation of cooked rice mixed with yogurt or curd, usually with salt and a tempering of i...

Simple Comfort Cooling South Indian

6.8 Fair

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Kao Tom

Kao Tom is a Thai rice soup in which jasmine rice is simmered in a mild broth with ginger and garlic, typically served w...

Simple Comfort Breakfast Thai

6.8 Fair

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Cháo

Cháo is Vietnamese rice porridge in which rice is slow-cooked with abundant water or broth until creamy, served with top...

Simple Comfort Vietnamese Breakfast

6.8 Fair

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Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is a South Indian rice dish made by seasoning cooked rice with lemon juice, turmeric, and tempering ingredien...

Simple Vegetarian Tangy South Indian

6.5 Fair