Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, pilau. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Pilau is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Pilau is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
pilau - rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes pilaf , pilaff , pilaw dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" Pilau comes from a word you are probably more familiar with, "pilaf," which means rice dish. It is thought that pilau originated in Eastern Africa, and it is also a popular dish in Spain (paella), India, and Pakistan. Each area has its own version with the main differences in the spices and seasoning used. Chicken Pilau, the epitome of Southern comfort food, is a flavorful chicken and rice dish.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have pilau using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pilau:
- Make ready 2 cups rice
- Make ready 1/2 kg meat
- Make ready 1 full garlic
- Get 1 tsp ginger paste
- Take 3 tbsp pilau masala
- Take 2 tbsp pilau mix
- Prepare Salt
- Prepare 4 cups water
- Prepare 1 red onion
- Prepare 1 tbsp graham masala
- Get Cooking oil
- Get Bananas
- Prepare Tomatoes and onions for salad
However, when it comes to African cuisine, pilau is East Africa's ubiquitous rice dish and it often extends beyond its coastline from Zanzibar into the Indian Ocean islands such as Mauritius. Tanzanian pilau has slight nuances from its Indian counterpart. Pilau is a specialty along the Swahili Coast in which Rice is flavored with spices and cooked in a well seasoned broth of Meat, Poultry or Fish. It is also a festive Dish which never misses at every special occasion… This is a fragrant, slightly sweet rice dish that goes well with very hot and spicy curried dishes; and it's delicious on its own.
Steps to make Pilau:
- Boil meat until tender. Boil water also and set aside. Crush garlic and ginger. Chop onions.
- In a cooking pot heat oil under medium heat, add in garlic and ginger paste with onions. Add salt. Stir and let it cook until golden brown.
- Add in the spices and keep stirring for around 3 mins then add rice and meat. Stir and mix well then add boiled water. Cover and let it cook until done.
- Mean while make kachumbari by chopping tomatoes, onions and capsicum. You can add some carrots as well(optional). Slice the bananas. Arrange nicely.
- Serve when ready.
Pilau is a specialty along the Swahili Coast in which Rice is flavored with spices and cooked in a well seasoned broth of Meat, Poultry or Fish. It is also a festive Dish which never misses at every special occasion… This is a fragrant, slightly sweet rice dish that goes well with very hot and spicy curried dishes; and it's delicious on its own. The recipe was adapted from: the vegetarian epicure, book two, by Anna Thomas. Pilau Rice is an intensely flavored rice, somewhat of a celebratory dish, that is cooked throughout East African Countries or Countries situated along the Swahili region in Africa. Rice pilau is a popular dish in Africa and Asia, and it's quick and easy to make at home whether you're an experienced chef or just starting out.
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