Recipe of Speedy "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw is 4 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw estimated approx 1 hour.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw using 15 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Pilau is a favorite Kenyan meal and a common delicacy whose roots are deeply embedded in the culture of the Swahili communities. Pilau likely originated in Ancient Persia, but Kenyans, and residents of many other lands – India, Pakistan and most Middle East countries, claim that Pilau originated with them. Westerners know it as Rice Pilaf. (From edukenya.org) I had the ingredients in the house and decided to try out this slightly different recipe from how I usually cook it.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw:

1. 1/2 kg Beef (pre-boiled)
2. 2 cups rice
3. 4 cups water
4. Whole Spices: cloves, black pepper, cardamon, cinnamon, cumin
5. Vegetables: 2 large onions, garlic and ginger paste 1 tbsp
6. 1/2 cup cooking oil
7. Salt to taste
8. Coleslaw
9. Quarter cabbage
10. 2 big carrots
11. 1 small onion
12. Half green pepper
13. Mayonnaise
14. Black/White pepper
15. Salt to taste

Steps to make "Traditional" Swahili beef pilau and coleslaw

1. Take your whole spices: cloves, black pepper, cardamon, cinnamon, cumin and soak in water that slightly covers them, for at least 30min
2. Put the 1/2 cup of oil in a cooking pan/sufuria and heat until hot then add your chopped onions until golden brown(this is the main step for the brown color of pilau and not pilau masala)
3. Add your 1tbsp of ginger and garlic paste and stir, then cover for a about 2min
4. Add the whole spices including the little water that you had soaked them in. Stir and cover for about 3min.
5. Add your 1/2kg of pre-boiled beef, stir and cover for about 10minutes for the beef to absorb the spices well.
6. Add your 2 cups of rice and stir
7. Lastly add your 4 cups of water, stir and cover. Let it simmer on low heat for about 30min or until your rice is well cooked
8. Your pilau is ready for serving
9. For the coleslaw, these are the ingredients
10. Chop your onion into thin slices then soak in salty water (to remove the bitter taste) as you prepare the rest of the ingredients
11. Chop your green pepper
12. Grate your carrots
13. Add the vegetables I.e., cabbage, carrots, green pepper and onions in a bowl and mix
14. Add 2-3 tbps of mayonnaise or to your liking, add a tsp of black/white pepper, add salt and mix together (if prepared early, you can put in the fridge to cool a bit before serving)
15. Your meal is ready for serving. You can serve with a glass of juice/water or any drink of your choice. Enjoy

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