Korean Street Food at Home – Ultimate Tteokbokki Recipe

Korean tteokbokki and South Indian uppu kolukattai share interesting similarities, as they are both rice-based, savory dishes, but with distinct cultural and flavor profiles. Here's a breakdown of the similarities in ingredients, preparation, and overall cooking style.

Main Ingredient: Rice Flour or Rice Cake

Tteokbokki: Made with Korean rice cakes known as tteok (cylindrical shaped rice cakes), these rice cakes are chewy and are the core of the dish.
Uppu Kolukattai: Uses rice flour, which is kneaded into a dough, formed into small dumplings, and then steamed.
Both dishes highlight the versatile nature of rice, with tteok being chewy and dense, while kolukattai is more delicate and soft.

Tteokbokki: The rice cakes are typically cooked in a spicy sauce, simmered until tender.