How to pronounce Kateh

Kateh is written کته where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kæˈte/. In plain English letters that is kah-TEH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kateh?

Kateh is a rice dish of Iran. Where it comes from: Mazandaran. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes savory.

Where Kateh comes from

Kateh is one of 30 signature dishes of Iran on this map.

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  Ghormeh sabzi is a herb stew, and herbs are most of it: parsley, coriander, chives or leek and fenugreek, chopped and fried for a long time until they turn dark, then simmered with lamb or beef, kidney beans and whole dried limes that give it a deep sour taste.

• Tahdig ته‌دیگ · Rice dish · Iran

  Tahdig means "bottom of the pot".

• Fesenjan فسنجان · Main dish · Gilan

  Fesenjan is a stew of ground walnuts and pomegranate molasses, cooked slowly with chicken or duck until the sauce turns dark brown and the walnuts release their oil.

• Chelow kabab چلوکباب · Main dish · Tehran

  Chelow kabab is steamed rice, chelow, served with one of the many kinds of Iranian kebab, and it is often called the national dish of Iran.

• Abgoosht (dizi) آبگوشت · Soup & stew · Iran

  Abgoosht, literally "meat broth", is a traditional Iranian stew also called dizi, after the stoneware crocks it is served in.

• Mirza ghasemi میرزاقاسمی · Main dish · Gilan

  Mirza ghasemi is a dish from Gilan, the province on the Caspian Sea in northern Iran, eaten as a starter or a main course.

Food of Iran

Dishes like Kateh in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Kateh:

• Mutabbaq samak مطبق سمك · Rice dish · Basra, Iraq

  Mutabbaq samak, pronounced im'tabbag simach in the local dialect, is a rice dish of spiced fried fish and caramelised onions served on rice cooked in a well-spiced fish stock.

• Perde pilavı · Rice dish · Siirt, Türkiye

  Perde pilavı, "curtain pilaf", is a pilaf of rice, chicken, almonds and currants, wrapped in a thin pastry shell and baked into a dome.

• Mahmous محموص · Rice dish · Eastern Province (Qatif), Saudi Arabia

  Mahmous is a rice dish of Qatif and parts of Al-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, also found in Bahrain.

• Sayadieh صيادية · Rice dish · South Lebanon (Sidon), Lebanon

  Sayadieh, "the fisherman's dish", is seasoned fish served on rice cooked with cumin and other spices and plenty of fried onions.