Pilau Cooking and How to Make Your own Pilau Masala

On this video I demonstrate how to make Pilau dish which is a Kenyan favourite. I serve it with Kachumbari(tomato salsa with coriander) and raita(a delicious yoghurt and "cucumber sauce'') It's a rice dish with meat and flavoured with spices. I start by showing you the specific spices used so that you make your own if you can't buy wherever you are. It's traditionally made with beef but you can also use chicken or lamb or goat meat. Hope this video helps you to know where you go wrong and how to make yours today. Pilau Recipe Serves: Prep Time: 10 min Cooking Time: 20-25 min Ingredients: • 200g Onion(Finely Chopped) • 20g Garlic cloves(Crushed and chopped) • 40g oil • 3 Tbs Pilau Masala(or according to taste) • 300gm Boneless Beef(tender and cut in small pieces) • 2 Cups white Rice • 3 Cups Hot Water • Salt Procedure: 1. Cook the onion and ginger on a medium heat with a suitable pot and allow to brown. Remember the medium heat as high heat will burn the onion giving the meal a bitter taste. 2. Add the meat and cook until it’s almost ready while the pot is covered. It should take about 4 min if the meat is tender and if not keep cooking until the meat is softened adding little water to simmer it. 3. Add the pilau masala powder and salt then give it a quick stir when the meat is dried out and allow the masala to cook for about 1 minute. 4. Add the rice and stir and ensure it's all mixed up. 5. Add hot water (3 cups), cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer while covered. 6. After about 7 minutes of cooking, give the rice a stir to make sure the meat is mixed into the rice and cover. Repeat this while the rice is still wet and it’s just to ensure all the rice cooks evenly and doesn't stick on the bottom. Taste the rice and adjust the seasoning 7. Rice is cooked after about 13 minutes depending on the rice type and if it has dried up before it’s cooked, add a little water to steam it till cooked. Follow me on Facebook (facebook.com/chefraphael) Instagram (instagram.com/chefraphaelkn) Twitter (twitter.com/chefraphelkn)