A pulao is a dish consisting of
rice and a mixture of either lentils or vegetables, mainly including peas,
potatoes, french beans, carrots or meat, mainly chicken, fish, lamb, pork or
prawn. It is usually served on special occasions like holidays, birthdays, Christmas
and weddings among others. You can even eat it for a regular lunch or dinner
meal with the family. It is considered very high in food energy and fat. A
pulao is often complemented with either spiced yogurt or this delicious
pineapple raita, onion raita or even cucumber mint raita. Some different types
of pulao include Kashmiri pulao from Jammu and Kashmir, India, Bengali pulao
from West Bengal, India, and Vegetarian pulao from Karnataka, India.
