East African Pilau · African Food Network

East African Pilau · African Food Network

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Pilau is the spiced rice of the East African coast: rice cooked with cumin, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and turmeric until every grain carries the spice. It is…

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Ingredients

  • 250 g basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks, broken
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 450 ml boiling water
  • Salt, to taste

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