Swahili Pilau recipe
Growing up in Mombasa,Coast, Pilau was everything. As a little girl I enjoyed watching my mum cook and I loved the details and the art that was involved in the preparation of this sumptuous meal.I would watch and learn as my mum prepared this delicacy and knew that I would one day be able to prepare it on my own which now almost two decades later I confidently prepare for my family.
Ingredients
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Serves four people
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Spray rice dish which consists of black pepper, cardamoms, cinnamons and Cumin seeds
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1 ginger piece
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Half a garlic
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1 coriander
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1 large red onion chopped
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3 large tomatoes diced
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1/2 Kg beef meat diced
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2 glasses Biryani rice
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Clean water
Cooking Instructions
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1
First of all,wash your hands and pat dry.
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2
Separate the spray rice dish ingredients and take the cumin seeds and put them in a pan and place them on the fire for a minute as you stir and then remove them from the pan and put them in a mortar. Peel the garlic cloves and put them in the same mortar and crush them together with the cumin seeds.
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3
Clean the meat and boil it in a clean sufuria until it softens. Then place this sufuria with the meat on the fire and add one serving spoonful of oil. After the oil heats up, put your chopped onions and stir until they turn brown.
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4
Then add your crushed cumin seeds and garlic mixture as well as the coriander and ginger,then continue to stir.
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5
Put in the rest of the spray rice dish ingredients and stir as well. Put the diced tomatoes and add salt to taste. Cover the sufuria using a lid and let it simmer.
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6
When the tomatoes have well cooked,add 4 glasses of water and cover again.
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7
When the mixture boils, add your well washed Biryani rice and stir then cover using a lid and cook until the Pilau is ready.
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8
The Swahili Pilau is ready to serve. The Swahili Pilau is best served with some chilli sauce, salad and a banana to the side.
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