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 recipe for fragrant Sindi fish pulao, made with sea bream, is perfect for serving as part of a big Diwali spread.
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Pilaf recipes
Preserved lemon pulao
This Pakastani preserved lemon pulao by Sumayya Usmani is a great use of preserved lemons. The combination of the garlic, mustard seeds and lemon is a unique combination.
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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 prep, then pop it in the oven.
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Leftover chicken recipes
Chicken and greens pilaf
Use leftover chicken in this quick, easy and fragrant pilaf recipe made with brown rice, savoy cabbage, peas and almonds.
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Rice recipes
Kid, Cabbage, Bulgur Wheat and Tomato Pilaf
This kid, cabbage, bulgur wheat and tomato pilaf is from James Whetlor's cookbook, Goat: Cooking and Eating. Try and get the rice to caramelise for extra texture!
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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 herbs, pomegranate, raisins and chicken.
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Pilaf recipes
Pot-roast chicken with pilaf rice, broad beans and lemon
Richard Bainbridge's summery chicken pot-roast is full of fresh seasonal veg – a guaranteed showstopper. Serve family-style for the perfect Sunday lunch.
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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, and pistachios add a satisfying crunch.
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Cheat's recipes
Easy mushroom and kale basmati pilaf
A vegetarian recipe that's perfect for when you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen. The mushrooms, kale and parmesan give the dish a kick.
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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 pilaf.
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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 triple-tomato pilaf with zingy marinated lamb kebabs but it would work well with any meat or fish you fancy.
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