Recipes with Rice
Not interchangeable across these cuisines. Short-grain goes sticky and clumps deliberately for Korean and Japanese dishes; long-grain basmati and jasmine stay separate for Indian and Thai plates. Day-old cold rice fries best — fresh rice steams into mush.
46 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Peruvian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Mexican, British, Greek, Chinese, Polish, Filipino, Nigerian, Japanese, Thai, Spanish, Belizean and Italian kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.
Ají de Gallina🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 45 min
Arroz Chaufa🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 20 min
Bak Kut Teh🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 2 hr
Banh Xeo🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 35 min
Bibimbap🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 min
Bingsu🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 15 min
Biryani🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 75 min
Bun Cha🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 min
Burrito🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 min
Cendol🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min
Cha Gio🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 45 min
Chicken Tikka Masala🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 1 hr + marinating
Com Tam🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 min
Curry Laksa🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 50 min
Dolmades🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 min
Fried Rice🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 15 min
Gemista🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 min
Goi Cuon🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 25 min
Gołąbki🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 2 hrs
Hainanese Chicken Rice🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 min
Halo-Halo🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 20 min
Horchata🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 20 min + overnight soak
Jollof Rice🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 55 min
Kare-Kare🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 2 hrs 30 min
Katsu Curry🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 35 min
Kimbap🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 35 min
Lomo Saltado🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 25 min
Mango Sticky Rice🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 30 min
Mochi🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 30 min
Nasi Lemak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 min
Ofada Rice🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 1 hr
Omakase🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 45 min
Ondeh-Ondeh🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min
Onigiri🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 min
Otak-Otak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 min
Paella Valenciana🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 55 min
Rice and Beans🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 1 hr
Risotto🇮🇹 Italian · ⏱️ 35 min
Samgyeopsal🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 25 min
Satay Kajang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr marinating
Sikhye🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 4 hr
Sushi Platter🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 50 min
Tapsilog🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 20 min + curing
Thai Fried Rice🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 15 min
Tonkatsu🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 25 min
Tteokbokki🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 min