Pilau (Kenyan)
The coast's spiced rice: Swahili pilau — rice cooked in a whole-spice broth (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin) with beef, served with kachumbari and banana. Ingredients: basmati rice, beef, onions, garlic, ginger, pilau masala (whole spices), potatoes, stock, oil; bananas and kachumbari.
What it is
The coast's spiced rice: Swahili pilau — rice cooked in a whole-spice broth (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin) with beef, served with kachumbari and banana. Ingredients: basmati rice, beef, onions, garlic, ginger, pilau masala (whole spices), potatoes, stock, oil; bananas and kachumbari. Recipe: 1) Brown onions deeply (the colour is the flavour). 2) Add spices and beef; simmer tender. 3) Add rice and potatoes to the broth; steam. 4) Rest; the grains should be separate and amber. Serve: at coastal weddings and Fridays, with a banana on the side (the Mombasa way). Flavor: warm-spiced, fragrant, rich. History: pilau came with Arab and Persian traders to the Swahili coast a thousand years ago; Kenya's version is its inland glory too. See also: Nyama Choma, Ugali.
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