Spiced rice
| Spiced rice | |
|---|---|
| Course | Main dish |
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Karnataka |
| Main ingredients | Rice |
 Cookbook:Spiced rice  Spiced rice | |
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.