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