Meat Recipes: Swahili Biryani Stew (Swahili Spiced Beef Stew)
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Swahili Biryani Stew (Swahili Spiced Beef Stew)
Biryani stew is a traditional delicacy of the Swahili community. It is made with meat and heavily spiced
to produce a rich tasty meal.
This recipe is sometimes served during special occasions such as weddings
or other social ceremonies. It is eaten by the whole family and can be served for lunch or dinner usually
accompanied by a bowl of colourful biryani rice.
Ingredients
• 1 kg beef, raw, medium fat
• 8 onions, red-skinned, raw, unpeeled (806 g)
• 2 potatoes, unpeeled Irish, white, raw (454 g)
• 9 tomatoes, red, ripe (1.1 kg)
• 1 cup (163 g) tomato paste, salted
• 1 bunch (60 g) fresh coriander
• 1 capsicum, green (242 g)
• 2 1/3 cups (468 g) cooking oil
• 1 piece (20 g) ginger
• 1 garlic, whole (46 g)
• 2 ½ tbsp. (37 g) salt iodized
• 4 tbsp. (18 g) pilau masala
• 1 cup (242 g) maziwa mala (fermented milk)
• 1 ¼ tsp. (2 g) turmeric powder
•2 ¼ cups (511 g) water
Preparation 20 minutes | Cooking 1 hour 10 minutes | Serves 6
• Wash and cut the meat.
• Boil the meat in 1 cup of water for 20 minutes until meat is tender.
• Prepare and put coriander, capsicum, garlic, ginger, and tomatoes into a blender and blend to medium-thick juice. Add 1 ¼ cups of water.
• Peel, wash and chop the onions into a separate bowl.
• Put oil into a cooking pot and heat for 1 minute. Add the chopped onions.
• Cook onions until golden brown.
• Add the blended paste and stir.
• Add meat, turmeric, tomato paste, potatoes, pilau masala, and salt.
• Cover and simmer until the potatoes are cooked or soft.
• Add the fermented milk and continue to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir and remove from fire.
• Serve with the biryani rice.
Content courtesy of Kenya Food Recipes, Mama Ntilie & NFH
A Recipe Book of Common Mixed Dishes With Nutrient Values, As Prepared By Communities
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