Zanzibar Pilau with Cumin and Cardamom
Swahili spiced rice cooked in broth with whole spices and caramelized onion.
⏱ 60 min · 🍽 5 servings · by Naturalition
Ingredients
- •2 cups Basmati rice
- •500 g Chicken or beef pieces
- •2 Onions, sliced
- •1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- •4 Cardamom pods
- •1 stick Cinnamon
- •4 Cloves
- •1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
- •4 cups Hot stock
- •3 tbsp Oil
Method
1. Brown the onions in oil until deep golden.
2. Add whole spices, cumin and the ginger-garlic paste, then meat, and brown 8 minutes.
3. Stir in rinsed rice, stock and salt.
4. Cover and cook on low 20 minutes. Rest 10 minutes and fluff.
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