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Biriyani ya Pwani
Kenya
The festive biryani of the Kenyan coast, made for Eid, weddings and the most important celebrations.
Swahili coast biryani — basmati rice layered with saffron-stained spiced goat or chicken, fragrant with cardamom, cinnamon and rosewater. Kenya's most festive rice dish.
Prep
30 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Hard
Calories
495 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gbasmati rice, soaked
800ggoat or chicken
2onions, fried golden
1 tspsaffron in milk
1 tspcardamom
1cinnamon stick
3 tbsprosewater
100gghee
Method
1
Cook spiced meat with onions until tender.
2
Par-cook rice with whole spices. Layer meat and rice alternately.
3
Pour saffron milk and ghee over. Seal with foil. Cook at 160°C for 45 minutes.
Chef's Tip
The saffron milk must be drizzled in fine lines across the rice — this creates the beautiful yellow streaks.
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