pilaf

[ UK /pˈɪlæf/ ]
[ US /ˌpiˈɫɑf/ ]
NOUN
  1. rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
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How To Use pilaf In A Sentence

  • The Parsee-inspired meal that I served included brown rice pilaf, a vegetable-dal stew called dhansak and a simple salad called kachumbar. Archive 2006-06-01
  • The savory pilaf is prepared using rice with meat, or fish, and vegetables and spices; the sweet version often contains dried apricots and raisins (which are also used on occasions to flavor meat recipes). Archive 2007-05-01
  • She had called it pilaf, we Glaswegianised the name and, I suspect, vulgarised the recipe.
  • The rice pilaf and many-hued grilled vegetables that come with it may not have the wow factor, but they are fresh, wholesome and nicely done.
  • Important categories of dishes which have a Moghul origin include: pilaf and biriani dishes; kebabs, kormas, and koftas; tandoor dishes; samosas.
  • Our meat fondue came with our choice of side dish, Caesar salad, rice pilaf and a baguette.
  • I'd serve this with some fragrant rice - a pilaf or something, jazzed up maybe with some orange peel, cloves, star anise, or a cardamom pod - but remember to take them out before you dish it up.
  • A handful of poxy tents sold greasy lentil pilaf to the worst kind of industry lackey.
  • These include Indian pilaf and biriani dishes; meat and poultry preparations such as Shahi raan (royal roast leg of lamb with saffron raisin sauce); and desserts such as kheer.
  • Stir in shrimp and scallops; cook until just opaque, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat, add cilantro, and serve over Israeli couscous pilaf.
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