This easy lamb pilau is full of flavour, but not too spicy for the kids to enjoy. Serve on its own or with plain yoghurt. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Once hot, add the cumin seeds and stir.

Chicken thighs are perfect for this chicken pilau as they are low cost and suited to lower, slower cooking techniques. If you’d rather use chicken breasts, just fry the pieces briefly until ...

(To be fair, we got the idea for pilau, as well as the word pilau, from Turks, who called plain rice sade pilav.) The texture ...