A wedding in Kenya without Pilau is a big ‘No-No’. Pilau is a traditional meal among the coastal people of Kenya and Tanzania. It is a fragrant rice dish cooked using whole organic spices, beef, chicken or mutton, and is commonly served with Kachumbari – the Kenya version of Salsa.
Ingredients
• 2 cup long grain basmati rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 onion, sliced
• ½ chicken, sliced into bite-size pieces
• Vegetable oil
• 4 cloves, whole
• 2 cinnamon sticks, whole
• 5 cardamoms, whole (lightly smash for stronger smell and taste)
• 9 black peppercorns, whole
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon of each ginger and garlic, crushed
• 2 peeled potatoes (optional)
• Salt to taste 12
Preparation
• In a cooking pot, add onions and vegetable oil and cook until the onions start to brown.
• Add all whole spices and fry for 1 minute.
• Add chicken and fry for 6 minutes.
• Add potatoes (optional) and water and bring it to boil.
• Add salt to taste
• Once the water boils, add rice and simmer until the rice is a little wet, not completely dry.
• Place the cooking pan in an oven, cover it and let it cook in a little water so it doesn’t become completely dry.
• Serve hot with salad, gravy, chili or Kachumabri.
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