4 cups of normal basmati rice or jasmine rice (I prefer basmati or pishori rice)
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 large size onions
5 medium size potatoes (optional)
1 -2 lbs meat (beef, goat or lamb – make sure to mix in bones with the meat e.g. ribs or oxtail)
5 fresh cloves garlic
1 medium size fresh ginger
Salt to taste
1 lime
Spices
10 cardamon pods
2 sticks of cinnamon
2 teaspoon of cloves
2 teaspoons of peppercorn
4 teaspoon cumin seeds
OR Pilau masala 3 tablespoons
Preparing the Broth:
Grind garlic and ginger together to make paste and put aside.
Clean your meat and bones, cut to desired pieces, then add the Garlic/Ginger paste to it, add salt and a bit of lime, then mix well. Put it on the cooker for a short while turning the meat occasionally, and then just before it dries up add some water (this will be roughly like 5 cups of water) and put to cook. Let it cook until the meat is tender. Once done put aside (You should have some reasonable amount of liquid (broth) now, if you feel its not enough do not despair, just add boiled store bought broth when adding your broth to your rice later on. Try not to add water.
Preparing the ingredients:
Preparing the Broth:
Grind garlic and ginger together to make paste and put aside.
Clean your meat and bones, cut to desired pieces, then add the Garlic/Ginger paste to it, add salt and a bit of lime, then mix well. Put it on the cooker for a short while turning the meat occasionally, and then just before it dries up add some water (this will be roughly like 5 cups of water) and put to cook. Let it cook until the meat is tender. Once done put aside (You should have some reasonable amount of liquid (broth) now, if you feel its not enough do not despair, just add boiled store bought broth when adding your broth to your rice later on. Try not to add water.
Preparing the ingredients:
(If using whole spices)
1. Combine whole spices and rinse a bit with warm water and put aside.
2. Cut onions thinly and put aside
3. Cut potatoes and put aside
4. Rinse rice in cold water, drain and set aside
(If using Pilau masala)
Just add to without adding to water.1. Combine whole spices and rinse a bit with warm water and put aside.
2. Cut onions thinly and put aside
3. Cut potatoes and put aside
4. Rinse rice in cold water, drain and set aside
(If using Pilau masala)
Method:
Choose a good size cooking pot. Add vegetable oil and fry your potatoes until light brown, then put aside. Take your thinly cut onions and fry until light brown as well. And add your meat as well. Then add all your spices, mix your spices with your meat well, once nicely mixed. Let it heat up then add your rice. Keep adding the broth gradually. Stir carefully and cover to cook (heat of medium to high but not the highest) for about 5-10 minutes. Then uncover and turn the rice from bottom to top carefully then cover it back and let it simmer for about 10 minutes turning it once or twice again until dry and cooked.
1 comment:
ajabu!!! nimefurahia kusoma recipe yako! imma use it...one of these days :-)
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