Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
pilau .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter.
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- noun Dated form of
pilau .
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Examples
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As she spoke, an old slave placed on the table a dish called pillau, made of rice and meat, which is a great favourite among people in the East, and setting down glasses of sherbet before each person, left the room quietly.
The Grey Fairy Book 2003
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His meals were scanty and irregular, consisting of dishes which Nanny seemed to hold in great contempt, such as pillau, macaroni, and light puddings.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Washington Irving 1821
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Memmer deh simalurlee teemed picher ware deh kitteh on big pillau lukked so PLEEZED an smug, an goggie was trayin make bezt ub it wid hed on liddel pillau.
Stop winning u fit purrfectly - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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You can mix keema sookh with rice or rice pillau and use it to stuff peppers, eggplants, chiles, patty pan squashes or portabello mushrooms and then either steam, bake or braise the resulting stuffed item.
Tigers & Strawberries » Keema Sookh: North Indian Home Cooking 2005
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The nutty, somewhat firm texture and character of the kala channa went very well with the flavors of the curry, and since I served them not with bhatura, but on a bed of yellow basmati pillau, they mixed very well with the rice, being smaller and more texturally interesting.
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Here is the finished channa masala, in a bowl over yellow basmati pillau with a garnish of chopped fresh mint and cilantro.
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The dish looks especially well on a plate with a rice pillau colored yellow with turmeric and a reddish or orange colored dish like vindaloo or rogan gosht.
Tigers & Strawberries » One Potato, Two Potato, Red Potato, Blue Potato 2005
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Well, rather than make an entire post, for something so simple, I will just tell you here, how I make my yellow basmati pillau.
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Sunset during Lent appears to be his single moment of pleasure; they say the poor fellow is ravenous by that time, and as the gun fires the dish-covers are taken off, so that for five minutes a day he lives and is happy over pillau, like another mortal.
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Sarkis's store to procure, as I remember, saffron for the pillau.
Armenian Literature Anonymous
chained_bear commented on the word pillau
Usage/historical note in comment on curry.
January 17, 2017