swap_horiz Sambar Rice Alternatives

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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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Idli

Idli is a staple rice dish originating in South India. It’s a fermented steamed cake created from a batter of rice and b...

Fermented Breakfast Steamed South Indian

8.7 Great

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Omurice

Omurice is a Japanese fusion dish of ketchup-seasoned fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette, believed to have originated...

Comfort Japanese Ketchup Yoshoku

8.5 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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Arroz Mamposteao

Arroz Mamposteao is a rustic Puerto Rican dish made by sautéing leftover white rice with stewed beans, sofrito, and garl...

Simple Comfort Traditional Beans

7.8 Good

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Ochazuke

Ochazuke is a Japanese dish of hot green tea or dashi broth poured over cooked rice with toppings such as pickles or sal...

Simple Comfort Traditional Japanese

7.5 Good

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Chazuke

Chazuke is a traditional Japanese comfort food consisting of cooked white rice soaked in green tea or savory dashi broth...

Simple Comfort Japanese Quick

7.5 Good

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Pongal

Pongal is a South Indian harvest festival dish from Tamil Nadu, prepared during the Thai Pongal celebration each January...

Comfort Vegetarian Festival South Indian

7.2 Good

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Juk

Juk is a Korean rice porridge slow-cooked until smooth and creamy, widely eaten as comfort food, during illness, or as a...

Simple Korean Comfort Healing

7.0 Good

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Tang Bap

Tang bap is a Korean meal concept consisting of a separate bowl of cooked white rice served alongside a large, comfortin...

Simple Korean Comfort Everyday

7.0 Good

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Nohut Aşı

Turkish chickpea and rice stew slow-cooked with lamb or beef broth, a traditional Anatolian comfort dish whose name mean...

Simple Comfort Chickpea Turkish

7.0 Good

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Curd Rice

Curd Rice is a traditional South Indian dish made by mixing cooked rice with yogurt and spices, notable for its cooling...

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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Cazuela de Arroz

Cazuela de arroz is a traditional Latin American rice stew cooked in a clay pot, noted for its rich broth and the inclus...

Simple Comfort Traditional Vegetable

6.8 Fair

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Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice is a staple South Indian dish made of cooked rice seasoned with turmeric, peanuts, and lemon juice, notable f...

Simple Vegetarian Tangy South Indian

6.5 Fair