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pulao

British  
/ pʊˈlaʊ /

noun

  1. a variant of pilau

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Divided into smaller groups, we prepared butter chicken, green pea pulao and palak paneer, then sat down to enjoy the meal together.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Without it, laddus, biryani and pulao would lose their beautiful depth — floral yet slightly zingy.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2026

And there's no one way to make mutanjan or mutanjan pulao.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2023

The Indian mutanjan pulao is also evocative of the Persian Morasa Polow or jewelled rice that packs in shreds of chicken breast along with barberries, pistachio, raisins and orange peel.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2023

The biryani and pulao are also worth your time, and the ground-meat kebabs are more than solid.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2019

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