Pilau By Chef Raphael – H&S Ramadan Recipe Of The Week
Making Cooking Easy: The Best Of Chef Raphael
Pilau is a popular East African dish and is also a popular Ramadan dish! It can be prepared with beef or chicken however our Chef has used beef. Chef Raphael’s beef pilau is flavourful, easy to make and most of all filling and perfect to have after opening your fast. Happy fasting people!
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PILAU
PILAU RECIPE
Serves 3-4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
200g onions (finely chopped)
20g garlic cloves (crushed and chopped)
40g oil
3 Tbsp pilau masala (or according to taste)
300gm boneless beef (tender and cut in small pieces)
2 cups white rice
3 cups hot water
Salt to taste
METHOD
STEP 1
Cook the onion and garlic on a medium heat with a suitable pot and allow to brown. Remember medium heat not high heat, as high heat will burn the onion giving the meal a bitter taste.
STEP 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.
STEP 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.
STEP 4
Add the rice and stir and ensure it’s all mixed up.
STEP 5
Add hot water (3 cups), cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer while covered.
STEP 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. This is just to ensure all the rice cooks evenly and doesn’t stick on the bottom. Taste the rice and adjust the seasoning.
STEP 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 but not mushy!
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