# Kenyan Beef Pilau

A one-pot dish of beef, rice, and potatoes flavored with spices like cardamom, cloves, cumin, and cinnamon.

- Servings: 4
- Cuisine: Indian
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- black peppercorns, ground
- 2 whole red onion
- cilantro, chopped
- 3 whole roma tomato
- 4 clove garlic
- ginger, minced
- 1 lb sirloin steak, cubed
- vegetable oil
- salt
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp cloves, ground
- 2 1/2 tbsp cumin
- black pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 whole chicken bouillon cube
- 2 whole bay leaf
- 5 whole potato
- 4 cup water
- basmati rice

## Instructions

1. Grind the black peppercorns.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a pot and sauté the sliced red onions with salt until darkened.
3. Add minced garlic and ginger to the pot.
4. Add ground cardamom, ground cloves, cumin, black pepper, and cinnamon.
5. Add the cubed sirloin steak to the pot and mix.
6. Add the chopped cilantro to the pot.
7. Add the chicken bouillon cubes and stir.
8. Peel and cut the potatoes into uniform pieces.
9. Add the diced tomatoes and bay leaves to the pot. Stir and let cook for five to six minutes.
10. Add the potato pieces to the pot and mix.
11. Pour in four cups of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.
12. Add the washed basmati rice, cover with aluminum foil, and top with the pot lid. Turn the stove to low and cook for 25 minutes.
13. Fluff the rice with a fork and combine with a spoon.

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- peeler
- knife
- cutting board
- pot
- mixing spoon
- kettle
- strainer
- aluminum foil

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPL8Rovdb/
- Creator: fortheculturekitchn
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ac87c726-661c-4880-84d5-8fb9a1cb1e44
- Extracted: 2026-10-04

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