Holiday

Eid Pilau

Name: Eid Pilau
Total time: 2h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Tanzania
Ingredients: 4 cups basmati; 1 kg beef; 4 onions; Whole spices (cinnamon, clove, cardamom, cumin); Garlic-ginger; Stock; Potatoes (optional)

The big-pot festive pilau cooked in every Tanzanian home on Eid — beef, whole spices and caramelised onions layered with basmati.

2h 8 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 4 cups basmati
• 1 kg beef
• 4 onions
• Whole spices (cinnamon, clove, cardamom, cumin)
• Garlic-ginger
• Stock
• Potatoes (optional)

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Caramelise onions deeply.

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1
Caramelise onions deeply.
2
Toast spices; brown beef; simmer with aromatics 45 min.
3
Add rice and stock; steam covered 25 min.
4
Rest 10 min; serve with kachumbari.