Vegetarian pilau #pilau contest

Name: Vegetarian pilau #pilau contest
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 Cup rice; 3 Tbs pilau masala; 2 Onions; 1 Tsp tomato paste; I clove garlic; 1 Ginger; 1 Tsp salt; 1 Tbs sugar

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

Nairobi

I have one member of my family who is allergic to meat therefore i make my pilau without meat

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

Nairobi

I have one member of my family who is allergic to meat therefore i make my pilau without meat

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 Cuprice
3 Tbspilau masala
2Onions
1 Tsptomato paste
I clove garlic
1Ginger
1 Tspsalt
1 Tbssugar

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Steps

1

Cut the onions into slices not cubes and fry them in oil
2

Dice the garlic and ginger into small cubes.or crush them and add to the.onions
3

Let them brown then add pilau masala
4

Stir and cook the pilau masala till black
5

Then add 2 cups water and let simmer
6

When the water boils add the rice and keep stirring with a mwiko till it start to boil this is step is very important it helps rice not to mash
7

When the rice boils add the tomato paste,season with salt.and sugar this gives the pilau.a sweet.taste
8

Simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes while uncovered then on low heat for 5 minutes while covered this ensures that the rice.at the top also cooks.take a fork and press the rice.if soft it is cooked
9

Serve with kachumbari