It is also cooked with fried onions, curry-leaves (hikandifaiy) and chilies in order to obtain a delicious variant called theluli rihaakuru (spiced rihaakuru).
In addition to its basic preparation, this dish can be elevated by incorporating fried onions, curry-leaves (hikandifaiy), and chilies, yielding a more sophisticated version known as theluli rihaakuru (spiced rihaakuru).