Kateh
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Kateh also pronounced chata is a type of Caspian
rice
, 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.
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
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Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, 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.