Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pilau (sorghum/cowpea). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
On this video I demonstrate how to make Pilau dish which is a Kenyan favourite. I serve it with Kachumbari(tomato salsa with coriander). Pilaf (US spelling) or pilau (UK spelling) is a rice dish or, in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat, and employing some technique for achieving cooked grains that do not adhere.
PILAU (sorghum/cowpea) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. PILAU (sorghum/cowpea) is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pilau (sorghum/cowpea) using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make PILAU (sorghum/cowpea):
- Make ready 2 cups de-hulled sorghum (500gms)
- Prepare 2 cups cowpeas (500gms)
- Take 2 medium sized chopped onions
- Prepare 1 cloves crushed Garlic
- Make ready 1 small crushed fresh ginger
- Get 1 tea spoon ginger powder
- Get 4 tablespoons cooking oil
- Prepare 1 tablespoon pilau masala
- Make ready royco (optional)
- Make ready 1 bunch dhania
- Get to taste Salt
The US is the world's largest producer of sorghum grain. Sorghum grain can take many shapes and sizes from a. There is a general traditional recipe for Uzbek pilaf on this page. It is not difficult to prepare pilaf.
Instructions to make PILAU (sorghum/cowpea):
- Clean the cowpeas and soak in water for 1 hour (optional)
- Par boil the cowpeas
- Wash to sorghum and add to par boil cowpeas
- Boil together until tender
- Drain the water
- Fry the onions to golden brown
- Add the garlic and ginger and fry until brown
- Add the pilau masala and cook evenly
- Add royco (optional)
- Add the sorghum cowpea mix and simmer for 10 min
- Add the chopped dhania and serve hot with vegetables.
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) belongs to the Poaceae family. In Kenya, it is grown in Western, Eastern, Northern Rift valley and some parts of Central province and it is cultivated majorly for its seeds. Sorghum ('Sorghum bicolor') belongs to the Poaceae family and is one of the most important cereal Sorghum is extremely drought tolerant, making it an excellent choice for semi-arid and dry areas. Sorghum beer is one of the most popular drinks in South Africa. It is very easy to prepare and can be brewed at home using sorghum malt.
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