Simple pilau

Name: Simple pilau
Total time: 5400 s
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 5 tbs cooking oil; 3 Large onions finely sliced; 2 tsp crushed Garlic; 2 tsp crushed Ginger; 3 large tomatoes blanched and diced; 1/4 kg Beef/mutton/goat meat; 4 tbs Tomato paste; 3 tbs Pilau masala; 10 pods cardamon; 1 tbs Cumin seeds; 1 Tbs Sugar; 3 cups basmati rice; 6 cups hot water; Salt; 3 Grated carrots; 1/2 bell pepper; 1 bunch dhania

Jacklyne K @cook_13313590

For the love of pilau

Jacklyne K @cook_13313590

For the love of pilau

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Ingredients

1hr 30mins

5 tbscooking oil
3Large onions finely sliced
2 tspcrushed Garlic
2 tspcrushed Ginger
3large tomatoes blanched and diced
1/4 kgBeef/mutton/goat meat
4 tbsTomato paste
3 tbsPilau masala
10 podscardamon
1 tbsCumin seeds
1 TbsSugar
3 cupsbasmati rice
6 cupshot water
Salt
3Grated carrots
1/2bell pepper
1 bunchdhania

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Steps

1hr 30mins

1

Boil meat until tender and drain the soup.
2

Pour oil into a sauce pan and add the sliced onions
3

Fry onions and once softened, add both crushed garlic and ginger. Fry until it turns golden brown
4

Add the diced tomatoes. Give it a stir then cover with a lid for the tomatoes to soften.
5

Once the tomatoes are well cooked add the boiled meat and stir.
6

Add tomato paste, Pilau masala, cardamons and stir.
7

Crush the cumin seeds with the sugar on your palm as you add it in then give it a stir.
8

Add the rice and stir once mixed, add the boiling water and salt to taste and cover with a fitting lid.
9

Reduce the heat and let it simmer. When the water reduces and you can see the rice, stir in the carrots and bell peppers then cover.
10

After 10 minutes, check if it still has water by using a fork, if it comes out clean, it's ready, if not give it some few minutes then check again.
11

Once ready turn off the heat, add chopped dhania and give it a stir.
12

Serve while still warm.