Pilau is a rice dish that consists of rice flavored with spices and cooked in stock, to which meat, poultry, hard-boiled eggs or fish may be added. It is a popular dish in Kenya (especially around the Kenyan coast) and Tanzania. Pilau exists in other cultures and countries around the world as well. The spices used and the names it is given may differ, but the cooking concept is similar to the Kenyan Pilau. Today, I will do something different. I will give you the recipe for a complete meal as opposed to a single dish. Besides the beef pilau, I will show you how to cook "Skuma Wiki". Skuma wiki traditionally, is cooked with kale. However, one can use collard greens (which is what I did here. I also added some spinach just for extra flavor). Translated literally from Swahili, skuma wiki means "to push the week", implying that it is a staple used to stretch the family budget as as far as meals go, to last the week. This is because the vegetable is easily available and is affordable. The other recipe I will be sharing with you today is "kachumbari". Kachumbari is a fresh tomato and onion salad dish in East and Southern African cuisine. In Kenya, it is used as a condiment to a main meal. It is an uncooked salad dish consisting of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers, cilantro, lemon juice (and salt to taste). Variations of Kachumbari can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and in central African countries of Malawi and Congo. In Latin America, it is a variation ...

• published: 24 Feb 2013
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• author: Stella Adhiambo-Harris