Pilau (Tanzanian)
Tanzania's festive rice: a dark, whole-spice pilau of beef or chicken, where deeply browned onions and pilau masala turn the grains amber — the wedding and Eid plate of the mainland and coast.
What it is
Tanzania's festive rice: a dark, whole-spice pilau of beef or chicken, where deeply browned onions and pilau masala turn the grains amber — the wedding and Eid plate of the mainland and coast. Ingredients: basmati rice, beef or chicken, onions, garlic, ginger, whole pilau spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cumin), potatoes, stock, oil. Recipe: 1) Fry onions to deep mahogany. 2) Add spices and meat; simmer tender. 3) Add rice and potatoes; steam in the broth. 4) Rest until the grains separate. Serve: with kachumbari and bananas, at celebrations. Flavor: spiced, savoury, fragrant. History: pilau bindu — the Swahili coast's Arab-Persian rice — travelled inland with the caravan trade; Tanzania made it the national celebration. See also: Ugali (Tanzanian), Nyama Choma (shared with Kenya).
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