Sentence examples for festive rice from inspiring English sources

BIRYANI, the fragrant, festive rice dish, is found all over India and Pakistan, but is popular in the Middle East and Southeast Asia as well.

Over the past few days, the festive rice cakes, which are made by pounding glutinous rice into a paste and then molding it, have claimed another life.

 6. Festive Rice This DIY idea is one of the easiest way to instantly add American-themed decor to your Fourth of July set up.

"I love the colors". She was fascinated, too, by the festive pastries: rice and bean confections sculptured like irises, and sweetened rice balls elegantly cloaked in cherry leaves.

At $16, the festive-looking, rice-wrapped Special Roll came packed with crab meat and avocado, its segments separated by thin lemon slices and showered with a confetti of salmon roe and green scallion.

At weddings and other festive occasions, seasoned rice (pilau) accompanies highly spiced meat dishes and curries.

Tender, juicy and medium-rare as ordered, it crowned a bed of "dirty wild rice," festive with a bright confetti of diced root vegetables.

Pan-seared magret of Long Island duck breast was tender and juicy, but the festive pomegranate-studded Arborio rice had been cooked long past the point of risotto; it was simply a tasty rice casserole.

Rice is prepared in numerous ways in Israel, from simple steamed white rice to festive casseroles.

8. PORCELAIN PLATTERS Even plain steamed rice will look festive on these platters, which are embellished with peonies, orchids and baby's breath and edged in platinum or gold.

Young and old paraded in new clothes, many carried sheaves of auspicious sugar cane for decorating their homes, and in front of almost every house a rangoli pattern of coloured powder and rice flour offered a festive welcome.