Indian Pilau

Ingredients

• g oz. of Butter
• 3 Onions
• 4 Cloves
• A tiny piece of Cinnamnk
• 4 Cardamom Seeds
• 12 Peppercorns
• 2 Hard-boiled Eggs
• 1/2 lb. of White Rice
• A few slices of good Bacon
• A young Fowl
• A pint of good Stock or Gravy

Method

1. 1

   Slice the onions very fine, fry in the butter until brown, then add the stock and rice.

2. 2

   Put all into a flat saucepan, cover with water, ensuring two inches of gravy above the rice.

3. 3

   When the rice is nearly done, place the boiled fowl in the middle, cover, and simmer until the rice is dry.

4. 4

   Serve with rice around the fowl, garnished with eggs and bacon.

5. 5

   Remove the spice bag.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes (1891) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

INDIAN PILAU. (Miss Leisching.) Ingredients. g oz. of Butter. 3 Onions. 4 Cloves. A tiny piece of Cinnamnk 4 Cardamom Seeds. 12 Peppercorns. 2 Hard-boiled Eggs. \ lb. of Vi^hite Rice. A few slices of good Bacon. A young Fowl A pint of good Stock or Gravy

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