Pilaf recipes
Popular in the Middle East and much of Asia, pilaf is is a spiced one-pot rice dish that’s packed with flavour. It’s a great pick for a midweek dinner. We’ve got many different varieties to choose from including chicken, vegetarian, and prawn pilafs.
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Diwali recipes
Maunika Gowardhan’s Sindhi fish pulao (Sindhi machhi jo pulao)
Maunika Gowardhan‘s fragrant sea bream pulao is perfect for serving at Diwali or other special occasions, as part of a...
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Pilaf recipes
Preserved lemon pulao
This Pakastani bitter lemon pulao by Sumayya Usmani is a great use of preserved lemons. Sumayya says: “The combination of...
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Favourite chicken recipes
Chicken and coconut rice pilaf
Our baked chicken and coconut rice pilaf is an easy twist on a classic one-pot. Just five minutes of prep...
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Leftover chicken recipes
Chicken and greens pilaf
Use leftover chicken in this quick and easy pilaf recipe made with brown rice, savoy cabbage, peas and almonds. Any...
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Rice recipes
Kid, Cabbage, Bulgur Wheat and Tomato Pilaf
This recipe is from James Whetlor’s cookbook, Goat: Cooking and Eating. If you can manage to get the bottom of...
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Chicken thigh recipes
Persian chicken pilaf
The key to a perfect Persian pilaf is cooking the rice until it’s lightly spiced and fluffy then adding fresh...
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Pilaf recipes
Pot-roast chicken with pilaf rice, broad beans and lemon
Need a summery Sunday lunch? Richard Bainbridge’s chicken pot-roast is full of fresh vegetables and citrus flavours – a guaranteed...
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Cheat's recipes
Summery lamb pilaf salad
You don’t have to wait for the weekend to have lamb – this quick recipe combines seared lamb with a...
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Quick prawn and brown rice pilaf
We’ve used packets of microwave rice to cut down the cooking time on this gently spiced prawn and pea pilaf...
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Rice recipes
Garlic-stuffed chicken with pistachio, sour cherry and herb pilaf
Garlic-buttery juices from the roasted chicken adds even more flavour to this herby rice pilaf recipe.
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Cheat's recipes
Easy mushroom and kale basmati pilaf
A vegetarian, gluten-free recipe that’s perfect for when you don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. The mushrooms, kale...
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Game recipes
Braised pheasant with whisky sauce and pearl barley pilaf
Celebrate in-season game meat with this recipe for braised pheasant, a creamy whisky sauce and a mushroom and pearl barley...
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Diabetes-friendly recipes
Sweet potato and barley pilaf
Vegetarian comfort food at its best; hearty barley, sweet potatoes and tangy goat’s cheese work wonders with fresh and zesty...
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Pilaf recipes
Crispy chicken legs with vegetable pilaf
The crispy casing on these chicken drumsticks is made with essential oil-packed nuts and seeds, great for brain and heart...
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Healthy family meals
Spinach and orzo pilaf with paprika prawns
Make this warm orzo salad recipe, with spicy paprika prawns, when spinach is at its best in springtime.
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Rice recipes
Triple-tomato pilaf with lamb kebabs
We’ve served the tomato pilaf rice with zingy marinated lamb kebabs but it would work well with any meat or...
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