Pilaf need (4)
I believe the answer is:
rice
'pilaf need' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rice that I've seen before include "Cereal grass" , "Basmati, for example" , "Grains used as food" , "Cereal grown in paddy fields" , "Grain from the paddy field" .)