Skip to main content

Swahili Beef Pilau Recipe





Ingredients



  • 3 cups rice
  • 1 kg of boiled beef
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tablespoon of pilau masala
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • Cooking oil 4 tablespoon
  • 3 small tomatoes
  • 6 cups water
  • Salt
  • cardamom seeds  5 pods
  • Beef masala 1 tablespoon
  • 4 small potatoes
  • Boiled njegere 1/2 cup


Directions
  • Cut and Boil the meat in salted water until tender.



Crush the garlic and cardamom together with salt using a mortar and pestle.

  • Put cooking oil into the hot cooking pan, add the crushed ginger and garlic, mix until it is golden brown.
Add the onions stir until golden brown, add beef masala


  • Add the tomatoes,Cook and stir until the tomatoes are thoroughly cooked down to the consistency of a sauce,Then add pilau masala and stir.
  • Add the boiled meat



Add the cups water to the mixture, bring to a boil.

  • Wash the rice, add the rice to the boiled water mixture,add potatoes, add the boiled  njegere,cook (while covered) for 15-20 minutes over low heat until all water is absorbed and the rice is cooked through.

  • If you're using charcoal,put the hot charcoal on top of the sufuria  lid, and leave the few pieces of charcoal on bottom of the jiko.


  • Check, after 15 minutes remove the lid and fluff up your pilau,( add some warm water if your pilau is not ready).

Serve with kachumbari,(made with tomatoes and onion salad.






Popular posts from this blog

Half Cake Recipe by Swahili Foods

MTORI RECIPE~ BANANA SOUP

Beef Biryani Recipe by Swahili foods