Rice and curry

Rice and curry is a popular dish in Sri Lanka, as well as in the Indian subcontinent.

Rice and curry dinner comprises the following:

• A large bowl of rice, most often boiled, but frequently fried. Sometimes kiribath, rice cooked in coconut milk, is served.
• A vegetable curry, perhaps of green beans, jackfruit or leeks.
• A curry of meat, most often chicken or fish but occasionally goat or lamb
• Dhal, a dish of spiced lentils.
• Papadums, a thin crisp wafer made from legume or rice flour and served as a side dish.
• Sambals, which are fresh chutney side dishes; they may include red onion, chili, grated coconut and lime juice, and are often the hottest part of the meal.

Each bowl contains small portions, but as is traditional in most countries in tropical Asia, if a bowl is emptied, it is immediately refilled.

The curry uses chili peppers, cardamom, cumin, coriander and other spices. It has a distinctive taste. The Southern cuisines use ingredients like dried fish which are local to the area. The spicier preparations are believed to be among the world's hottest in terms of chili content (second only to Sylheti).^{[citation needed]} While natives are born into this cuisine and develop a tolerance to spicy food, many visitors and tourists to the country often find the spiciness excessive. As a result, many local restaurants in developed and tourist areas offer special low-spice versions of local foods to cater to foreign palates or have an alternative "Western" menu for visitors and tourists.

See also

• Appam
• Adobo
• Curry
• Japanese curry
• List of fried rice dishes
• Nasi kari

References

• Seriouseats.com: An Introduction to Sri Lankan Cuisine

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Indian dishes by region

North

Mughlai	Mughlai kabab Mughlai paratha Murgh musallam Nihari Pasanda Qeema matar Rezala
Rajasthani	Baati Bikaneri bhujia Churma Dal Badam Chakki Dal baati Dal bati churma Kanda Kachauri Laal maans Mirchi Bada Panchratna Dal
Punjabi	Makki ki roti Pinni Sarson ka saag Tandoori chicken
Kashmiri	Noon chai Rogan josh Shab deg
Uttar Pradeshi	Peda Petha
Other	Aloo gobi Aloo mutter Baingan bartha Barfi (Kaju barfi/Kaju katli) Bhatura Butter chicken Chana masala Chapati Chicken tikka Chole bhature Dal makhani Dum aloo Dopiaza Egg curry Haleem Jeera aloo Kachori Kadai chicken Kadhi Kahwah Keema Khichra Khichdi Kulcha Korma Kulfi Lassi Mattar paneer Mutton curry Naan Palak paneer Pakora Paneer tikka Raita Rajma Rumali roti Sai bhaji Shahi paneer Shami kebab Paneer tikka masala

South

Hyderabadi	Baghara baingan Chakna Double ka meetha Hyderabadi biryani Hyderabadi haleem Hyderabadi marag Lukhmi Mirchi ka salan Osmania Biscuit
Karnataka	Benne dose Bisi bele bath Masala dosa Mysore Pak
Kerala	Appam (pesaha appam) Kerala Porotta Aviyal Sadya Chicken Chettinad Bonda Idiappam Puttu Thalassery biryani Pathiri Kozhukkatta Kerala beef fry Malabar Matthi Curry
Other	Aavakaaya Adhirasam Ariselu Bhajji Chicken 65 Curd rice Dahi chutney Dopiaza Dosa Fish moolie Idli Injipuli Jigarthanda Kaalan Kakinada Kaja Kanji Koottu Kozhukkattai Kuzhambu Murukku Pachadi Palathalikalu Paniyaram Parotta Paruppusilli Pesarattu Payasam Pootharekulu Pongal Ponganalu Poriyal Pulihora Rasam Rice and curry Sakinalu Sambar Sevai Ulava charu Upma Uttapam Vada

West

Gujarati	Dhokla Doodhpak Handvo Khakhra Undhiyu
Maharashtrian	Kombdi vade Misal Thalipeeth Vada pav Veg Kolhapuri
Other	Akuri Basundi Bhakri Bhel puri Bombil fry Chinese bhel Chivda Chouriço Dahi vada Dhansak Kadboli Khatkhate Khandvi Khichdi Kuswar Misal pav Pav bhaji Patoleo Patra ni machhi Pohe Sabudana Khichadi Sanna Sevpuri Shrikhand Solkadhi Sorpotel Vindaloo Xacuti

East

Bengali	Cham cham Charchari Jalfrezi Indian Chinese cuisine Kati roll Luchi Machher Jhol Mishti doi Pantua Prawn malai curry Rasgulla Ras malai Sandesh Sorshe Ilish Daab Chingri Ashke pithe Malpua Kosha mangsho
Odia	Arisa pitha Chakuli pitha Chandrakanti Charchari Chhena gaja Chhena jalebi Chhena Jhili Chhena kheeri Chhena poda Chingudi Jhola Dahi baigana Dahi Machha Dahibara Aludam Enduri pitha Ghuguni Kakara pitha Kanika Khira sagara Khiri Maachha Bihana Manda pitha Ouu khatta Pakhala Pitha Podo pitha Rasabali Rasagola Santula Mathapuli
Bihari	Litti Ghugni Sattu Khaja Champaran meat Motichoor ka Ladoo Tilkut Anarsa Regional (Bhojpuri, Maithil, Magahi)

Miscellaneous

• Biryani
• Chaat
• Chutney
• Dal
• Falooda
• Flattened rice
• Gulab Jamun
• Halwa
• Indian pickle
• Jalebi
• Kheer
• Kofta
• Laddu
• Mango pudding
• Panipuri
• Papadum
• Paratha
• Puri
• Qeema
• Roti
• Sheer korma
• Sindhi biryani
• Samosa
• Shankarpali
• Soan papdi
• Zarda
• Puri Bhaji

Indian diaspora

• Chicken tikka masala
• Fish head curry
• Phall
• Nasi kandar
• Pasembur
• Roti canai

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