Pilau Njeri #staplefoodrecipecontest

Name: Pilau Njeri #staplefoodrecipecontest
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1/2 kg rice; 1 litre water; 6 tomatotoes all blended into a paste; 1 large onion; 3 cloves garlic finely chopped; Ginger finely chopped; Potatoes; 2 capsicum chopped; Salt; Cooking oil; 3 tablespoons pilau masala; 2 tablespoons tumeric powder; 2 tablespoons cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon garam masala

Tracey Maria @cook_14337518

I discovered that if you don't stir garlic it can get burnt really fast.

Tracey Maria @cook_14337518

I discovered that if you don't stir garlic it can get burnt really fast.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1/2 kgrice
1 litrewater
6tomatotoes all blended into a paste
1large onion
3 clovesgarlic finely chopped
Ginger finely chopped
Potatoes
2capsicum chopped
Salt
Cooking oil
3 tablespoonspilau masala
2 tablespoonstumeric powder
2 tablespoonscumin seeds
1 tablespoongaram masala

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Steps

1

Fry the onions on medium heat till they brown slightly the add your salt ginger and garlic and stir
2

Add the blended tomatoes and let them cook for four minutes then stir to form a thick paste
3

Add in your potatoes, capsicum,cumin seeds,garam masala,pilau masala and turmeric powder then stir and leave to cook for a 2 minutes
4

Add in your rice and stir for a minute or so, then add the water gently stir,cover and let it cook on high heat for 8minutes then cook on low heat till all the water is evaporated and your rice is fluffy.
5

Serve as desired with kachumbari or a soup of Your choice