Pilau

Name: Pilau
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 large onions; 5 medium sized potatoes; Cooking oil; 30 gms Whole Pilau spices; Salt; 50 gms tomato paste (optional); 2 cups rice; 300 gms meat; 3 medium sized tomatoes; 1 small onion; Half a bunch of dania; Lemon juice; 2 small pilipili (optional); 5 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger; 1 tablespoon sugar

Muthoni Muchiri @cook_13265793

Simple. Just like mama taught me

Muthoni Muchiri @cook_13265793

Simple. Just like mama taught me

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Ingredients

2large onions
5medium sized potatoes
Cooking oil
30 gmsWhole Pilau spices
Salt
50 gmstomato paste (optional)
2 cupsrice
300 gmsmeat
3medium sized tomatoes
1small onion
Halfa bunch of dania
Lemon juice
2small pilipili (optional)
5 clovesgarlic
1 pieceginger
1 tablespoonsugar

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Steps

1

Start by cutting the small onion into rings. Soak in a teaspoon of salt and set aside. This is meant to make onion more palatable
2

Roast the pilau spices for around 5mins. Keep stiring so that they do not burn.
3

I usually opt to blend the spices so that someone does not bite into a black pepper seed while eating. I blend it with the garlic and ginger.
4

I steam the meat then add the onions after it starts sticking to the sufuria. Be generous with the cooking oil so that your food doesn't stick to the sufuria.
5

Once the onions are brown add the spices. Keep stiring so that they dont burn. At this point add in the spoonful of sugar.
6

After stiring for about 2mins add in the potatoes and tomato paste. Cover for about 3mins for the potatoes to cook a bit.
7

Add in your rice. Stir it for a minute or 2 before adding the water
8

Add water and let it boil. Since i used 2 cups of rice i used the same cup to measure 4 cups of water. Add salt to taste.
9

Here is how the onion looks after soaking. Rinse it atleast 2 times.
10

Slice the tomatoes in a bowl. Add some dhania. Put in the onions. If you like pilipili chop some and add to the kachumbari. Sprinkle some lemon juice on it and let it rest for around 5 mins.
11

When the rice is almost cooked, place a wet paper on it. Cover it and place a few pieces of hot charcoal on the lid. If you are not using a jiko cover it with aluminum foil, place it on the floor and let it cook for around 10 mins.
12

Enjoy your meal with your loved ones. Sometimes I like to experiment so i added hoho to my pilau.