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Pilau Inspired Fried Rice

Pilau rice is one of those recipes I learnt to cook later on in my cooking life. I was so used to cooking and eating plain boiled rice that I didn't feel the need to learn how to make pilau or fried rice. However whenever I visited friends or attended a community function, there were always fried, jolof or pilau rice which tasted delicious. In fact the children loved them even more. Therefore, I decided to take time to learn and make them so that we don't only eat them outside our home.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: African, East African, International
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Basmati Rice
  • 1 cup Mixed Vegetables
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Cloves
  • 3 Stars
  • 3 Bay Leaves
  • 3 medium Onions

Equipment

  • A large saucepan
  • A chopping board
  • kitchen knife
  • Spatula
  • A ladle

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Chop up the onions
  2. Lay out all ingredients on worktop
  3. Wash rice until the water runs clear
Boiling The Rice
  1. Add 6 cups of water in the rice
  2. Bring to the boil, cover and cook for 10 minutes
  3. Fry the onions
  4. Add the mixed vegetables
  5. Mix well
  6. Add the fried onions in the rice and cover
  7. Add the coriander seeds, stars, bay leaves and fry lightly in the same onion saucepan
  8. Add two cups of water and cover the saucepan
  9. Allow the mixture to infuse for 5 minutes
  10. Strain the liquid in the rice and mix well
  11. Cover the saucepan and cook the rice for further 10 minutes
  12. Serve with stewed meat, beans, chicken or any of your favourite sauce