Beef Pilau

Name: Beef Pilau
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 1/4 kg beef, prepared boiled; 3 potatoes, chopped; 2 tbs Whole Pilau Masala; 1 large onion; 1 grated ginger and 1 grated garlic; 1 pinch salt; 3 tbs cooking oil; 3 mugs boiling water

Joyce Ng'ong'a @Joyjoyce

Kisumu Kenya

A friend of mine from Mombasa once taught me how to cook Pilau. I decided to make it today for my family. It was kind of a surprise recipe for my family. So delicious #coastaldish

Joyce Ng'ong'a @Joyjoyce

Kisumu Kenya

A friend of mine from Mombasa once taught me how to cook Pilau. I decided to make it today for my family. It was kind of a surprise recipe for my family. So delicious #coastaldish

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Ingredients

45 mins

4 servings

2 cupsbasmati rice
1/4 kgbeef, prepared boiled
3potatoes, chopped
2 tbsWhole Pilau Masala
1large onion
1grated ginger and 1 grated garlic
1 pinchsalt
3 tbscooking oil
3mugs boiling water

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Steps

45 mins

1

Prepare the ingredients together to avoid wasting time
2

Fry onion till golden brown
3

Add garlic and ginger and fry. But don't let it burn.
4

Add the whole Pilau masala and cook till the aroma fills the house.
5

Add your pre-boiled beef and fry till golden brown
6

Add your potatoes and cook for ten minutes but do not cook fully
7

Add rice and salt and mix well. Then add boiling water and let it cook till the water has reduced.
8

Reduce heat then turn the Pilau and cover tightly. Let it cook perfectly
9

Serve with Kachumbari
10

Tip: if you want a more colored Pilau or a browner Pilau use double the quantity of whole Pilau masala.