Turkish Rice Dishes

Dolma is Türkiye's national dish, and it signifies any sort of vegetable stuffed with a mixture based on rice. For traditional dolma, grape leaves are stuffed with rice and ground meat. Stuffed leaves were first made at the court of King Khus... READ MORE

Bulgur pilavı is a nutritious Turkish pilaf that is often additionally flavored with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and various spices. When the bulgur is tender and ready to consume, it is recommended to garnish it with fresh parsley. The dish ... READ MORE

İç pilav is a flavorful Turkish pilaf made with a combination of rice (often of the Baldo variety), onions, currants, tomatoes, mint, and pine nuts. It is typically flavored with allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. The ingredient... READ MORE

Etli pilav is a traditional rice dish. For this pilaf variety, the rice is cooked with onions and chunks of meat such as beef or lamb. Other ingredients include butter, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Once cooked, the pot is turned upside down and th... READ MORE

Perde pilavı or drape pilaf is a traditional dish consisting of dough that is filled with rice, chicken, currants, almonds, pine nuts, butter, and spices such as salt, oregano, and pepper. The dough is made with flour, eggs, butter, and y... READ MORE

Hamsili pilav is a visually attractive Turkish dish of oven-baked pilaf that is encased in anchovies. The pilaf is usually prepared with long-grain rice, onions, raisins, pine nuts, mint, lemon juice, and spices. In order to prepare hamsili pilav,... READ MORE

Nohutlu pilav is a traditional dish that's usually sold as street food. This pilaf is made with a combination of white rice, chickpeas, oil, butter, onions, and vegetable stock. The ingredients are cooked and once done, nohutlu pilav is served eit... READ MORE

Patlıcanlı pilav is a traditional pilaf dish. The pilaf is usually made with a combination of eggplants, rice, onions, tomatoes, parsley, mint, stock, olive oil, salt, and pepper. The eggplants are cut into cubes, sprinkled with salt, rinsed, drie... READ MORE

Mıcırık aşı is a traditional dish originating from Gaziantep. This stew is usually prepared with a combination of eggplants, rice, onions, tomato paste, bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, paprika, and mint. The onions and garlic a... READ MORE