1. Everyone enjoyed eating the spicy pullao - (<em>a rice dish</em>): a steamed rice dish.
2. Leela was not comfortable wearing a sari. (<em>a garment worn by Indian women): </em>a dress; a vey long piece of thin cloth wrapped around the body.
3. Maya asked baba if she could borrow his car. (<em>Father</em>): used by some South Asians to show respect to an older man.
4. The red dish became greasy after he added the ghee. (l<em>iquid or clarified butter): </em>a type of clear butter used in South Asian cooking
5. Rita's new outfit was the bright color of vermillion. (<em>red dye</em>): a bright red color.