Sunday Pilau

Name: Sunday Pilau
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil or butter or ghee; 3 small pieces cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 2 whole cardomom; 2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp whole cumin; 3 tsp ground coriander; 4 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 8 curry leaves; 1/2 tsp leaf masala (optional, if u can find at the store); 1 tbsp ginger garlic red masala(or u can make your own paste); half green pepper cut into pieces; i medium onion chopped; 3 tomatoes chopped or blended; 25 g tomato paste; 1 brinjal cut into pieces; 1 cup frozen sweet corn; 3 medium potatoes cut into large cubes; chopped coriander; chopped mint; 4 tbsp plain yoghurt; 300 g carrots; 1 and 1/2 cups basmati rice (rinsed); 300 g baby carrots; 1/2 kg beef or mutton mince

Ferzaana Sibda @cookzanasb

On Sundays i dont leave the house. i use whatever ingredients i have at home. you can use fresh or frozen veggies for this dish and substitute any as well.

Ferzaana Sibda @cookzanasb

On Sundays i dont leave the house. i use whatever ingredients i have at home. you can use fresh or frozen veggies for this dish and substitute any as well.

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 to 8 servings

2 tbspoil or butter or ghee
3small pieces cinnamon stick
2cloves
2whole cardomom
2 tspturmeric
1/2 tspwhole cumin
3 tspground coriander
4 tspsalt
1 tspground black pepper
8curry leaves
1/2 tspleaf masala (optional, if u can find at the store)
1 tbspginger garlic red masala(or u can make your own paste)
halfgreen pepper cut into pieces
i medium onion chopped
3tomatoes chopped or blended
25 gtomato paste
1brinjal cut into pieces
1 cupfrozen sweet corn
3medium potatoes cut into large cubes
chopped coriander
chopped mint
4 tbspplain yoghurt
300 gcarrots
1and 1/2 cups basmati rice (rinsed)
300 gbaby carrots
1/2 kgbeef or mutton mince

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Steps

1 hour

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Melt butter in the pot. add cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ground coriander,salt,black pepper,turmeric,leaf masala and curry leaves. allow the heat to release the flavours of the spices
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Add the masala to the spices in the pot
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While stirring throw in all your veggies, tomato paste and yoghurt
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Stir in the uncooked rice
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Add mince and 1 cup water. stir well.
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Let it cook on a high heat for about 20 mins until the rice becomes fluffy
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Stir occasionally to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot.
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Once the rice swells, turn down the heat to lowest. keep the lid closed. Allow the food to steam together for +- 30 mins. until the potatoes are soft. you can add another 1/4 cup water if u find your rice or potatoes uncooked.
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While you are waiting for this, prepare yoghurt with chopped fresh coriander, mint and salt to taste.