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Spiced rice

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Spiced rice
CourseMain dish
Place of originIndia
Region or stateKarnataka
Main ingredientsRice

Spiced rice is cooked rice where spices are added to give a distinct flavour. Spiced rice is common among the people of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka, and is seen in other parts of Asia.

Varieties of spiced rice

  • Pulav or biryani
  • Chitranna, rice sauted with ground nuts, turmeric,oil, mustard seeds and dry chilli.
  • Bisi bele bath, rice sauted with vegetables and chilli powder.
  • Ghee rice, rice sauted in ghee along with chilli, mustard seeds.
  • Jeera rice, rice sauted with ghee or oil along with cumin seeds.

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