Riz gras or riz au gras is a rice-based dish in Beninese, Burkinabé, Guinean, Ivorian, and Togolese cuisines, in West Africa.
Riz gras is often served at parties in urban areas of Burkina Faso.
Riz gras is prepared with significant amounts of meat and vegetables, and is usually served with the meat and chunks of vegetables presented atop the rice.
This dish can be considered a variation of what is known as jollof rice in English-speaking West Africa.
Riz gras is also prepared in other African countries, such as Senegal, where it is called tiebou djen and is prepared with significant amounts of fish and meat.
Additional ingredients used include tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, onion, garlic, meat or vegetable stock, oil and salt.
It is also prepared in other African countries.
Riz gras with beef
Riz gras with chicken and vegetables
List of rice dishes Sindhi biryani
Burkinabe cuisine
Ceebu jën