46 | | 47 THE UCB COOKBOOK Pilau: 1. Chop the garlic cloves and ginger into a paste. Separate all your spices equally into two halves (peppercorns, cumin, cinnamon sticks, cardamom and cloves). 2. In a large pot, add the chunks of beef, half the spices, a pinch of the garlic and ginger paste and cover with water. Boil until meat is tender. 3. Slice the white onions, peel potatoes and cut into cubes of four, cover with water. Rinse the rice and set aside. 4. In a separate pot, heat up the ghee and oil, add the sliced onions and fry until soft, add the second half of your spices, mix for 30 seconds, then add the remaining garlic and ginger paste. 5. Drain the potatoes and add them in, mix well. 6. Add the meat that’s been boiling, leaving the broth in the pot. Give it another mix and add the basmati rice. Give it another mix for 30-40 seconds. 7. Add around 4 cups of the broth used to boil the meat until the broth covers the rice and meat (two inches above is ideal). Season with salt and cover to steam for 15-20 mins. 8. Once the water has evaporated and the rice is cooked, you can serve with some kachumbari salad and enjoy! Kachumbari (tomato and onion salad): 1. Cut the red onion into thin slices and place in a bowl with a teaspoon of salt and let it sit for a couple of mins. 2. Squeeze the onion to release some juices (this is to get rid of the acidity). 3. Once the onions have softened, rinse and drain and put in a bowl. 4. Cut the tomatoes and chilli into thin slices (the same width as the onion), chop the coriander and add to the bowl. 5. Squeeze in half the lemon and season with salt to taste. Cooking instructions Ingredients Basmati rice 480g Chunks of beef (with bone attached) 500g White onions 3 Red onion 1 Potatoes 4 Tomatoes 5 Coriander 5 leaves Green chilli 1/2 Lemon 1/2 Cumin 6g Garlic clove 2 (7g) Knob of fresh ginger 10g Cinnamon sticks 4 Cardamom 4g Black peppercorns 4g Cloves 2g Ghee 5ml Vegetable oil 5ml SWAHILI PILAU RICE Country of origin Tanzania Servings 4-5 Recipe by Nadya Abdalla Cooking time 60 minutes
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