pilaf
pilaf — noun
1. a dish in which rice is first sautéed in fat, then cooked in seasoned broth and
a dish in which rice is first sautéed in fat, then cooked in seasoned broth and combined with vegetables, meat, or fish and warm spices such as cumin, cinnamon, or turmeric
Aylin served a fragrant lamb pilaf with toasted almonds and a side of yogurt.
collocation: lamb pilaf / chicken pilaf / vegetable pilaf
The Afghan restaurant downtown makes an excellent pilaf with carrots, raisins, and saffron.
countable: a pilaf / an excellent pilaf
Minho learned pilaf from his grandmother, who toasts the rice in butter before adding broth.
For a weeknight meal, Tamar made a vegetable pilaf with peas, bell peppers, and turmeric.
Diego ordered the lamb pilaf and was surprised by the sweetness from the dried apricots.
- pilau
alternative spelling, more common in British English and in Indian / South Asian cooking contexts
- pulao
a South Asian variant where the rice is often cooked separately from other ingredients before being layered and steamed together
- biryani
a more elaborate layered rice dish from South Asia with marinated meat, stronger spices, and often served with raita
文法句型
pilaf
a pilaf
rice pilaf
用法筆記
Pilaf is usually treated as an uncountable noun (some pilaf, a bowl of pilaf), but 'a pilaf' is also used when referring to a specific recipe or serving. The word can be spelled 'pilau' (especially in British English) or 'pilaff'.