{{Short description|Iranian rice dish}} {{for|the village in Iran|Kateh, Iran}} '''''Kateh''''' ({{langx|fa|کته}}) is an Iranian rice dish<ref>{{cite book | last=Vatandoust | first=S. | title=Authentic Iran: Modern Presentation of Ancient Recipes | publisher=Xlibris US | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-4990-4061-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eut7BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA143 | access-date=4 January 2020 | page=143}}</ref> from the Caspian region of Iran.<ref>{{cite book | last=Floor | first=W.M. | title=Agriculture in Qajar Iran | publisher=Mage Publishers | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-934211-78-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5EIfAQAAIAAJ | access-date=4 January 2020 | page=591}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ramazani |first=Nesta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOcCDgAAQBAJ |title=Persian Cooking: A Table of Exotic Delights |date=2014 |publisher=Ibex Publishers |isbn=978-1-58814-087-6 |pages=209 |language=en}}</ref> Unlike ''polo, or cholo'', kateh is sticky and does not have tahdig (the rice, bread or potato crust at the bottom), though it does form a crust on the bottom where the salt and oil collect.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Deravian |first=Naz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hyFGDwAAQBAJ |title=Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories |date=2018-09-18 |publisher=Flatiron Books |isbn=978-1-250-19076-5 |pages=182–183 |language=en}}</ref> Generally, kateh needs half the cooking time of polo-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 as the ease and speed of cooking makes it popular for casual dinners.<ref name=":1" /> It is sometimes referred to as "everyday rice".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It is also a traditional dish of Caspian cuisine and found in the Mazandaran, and Gilan provinces.

==See also== *Iranian cuisine * List of rice dishes

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==External links== * [http://www.persiancity.com/recipes/recipe.asp?ID=52 Kateh Recipe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205025605/http://www.persiancity.com/recipes/recipe.asp?ID=52 |date=2008-12-05 }}

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