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Kateh also pronounced Chata is a type of Caspian
Caspian

Caspian can refer to:*The Caspian Sea*The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea*The Caspian region, the loosely-defined area surrounding the Caspian Sea...
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Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, which, unlike Chelow, is a bit sticky and does not have Taadig (the rice, bread or potato crust at the bottom, a traditional delicacy in Iran), though it does form a crust on the bottom where the salt and oil collect. Generally, Kateh needs half the cooking time of Chelow-style rice and has a denser flavor due to the addition of butter or oil in the cooking process.






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Kateh also pronounced Chata is a type of Caspian
Caspian

Caspian can refer to:*The Caspian Sea*The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea*The Caspian region, the loosely-defined area surrounding the Caspian Sea...
 rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, which, unlike Chelow, is a bit sticky and does not have Taadig (the rice, bread or potato crust at the bottom, a traditional delicacy in Iran), though it does form a crust on the bottom where the salt and oil collect. Generally, Kateh needs half the cooking time of Chelow-style rice and has a denser flavor due to the addition of butter or oil in the cooking process. Kateh is considered generally the most simple Iranian rice the ease and speed of cooking makes it popular for casual dinners. It is also the traditional dish of Gilan and Mazandaran.

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  • Iranian cuisine
    Iranian cuisine

    Persian cuisine or the cuisine of Iran is diverse, with each province featuring dishes, culinary traditions and styles distinct to their regions....
  • Mazanderani cuisine
    Mazanderani cuisine

    Mazandarani cuisine is diverse from a region to another region of Mazandaran. The cuisine of Mazandaran Sea is different from Elborz as people settled in the Alborz usually use the indigenous herbs and coastal people use the dishes of fish and Caspian rice with vegetables....


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