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#WFD – Tomato Pilau

To serve season with Robertsons Freshly Ground Black Pepper and garnish with fresh watercress.

POLOKWANE – Pilau is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth.

In some cases, the rice may attain its brown or golden color by first being sauteed lightly in oil before the addition of broth. Cooked onion, garlic cloves, sliced carrot, other vegetables, as well as a mix of spices, may be added. Depending on the local cuisine, it may also contain meat, fish, vegetables, pasta, or dried fruit.

Ingredients

  1. 2 leeks, trimmed and sliced
  2. 10ml Robertsons Garlic Flakes, soaked in 30 ml boiling water and drained
  3. 10ml olive oil
  4. 5ml Robertsons Cinnamon
  5. 5ml Robertsons Coriander
  6. 2 green peppers, diced
  7. 180g basmati rice
  8. 15ml tomato puree
  9. 450g tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  10. 1 x KNORR Vegetable Stock Pot
  11. 300ml water
  12. Robertsons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  13. watercress, to garnish

Method

  1. Sauté the leeks and garlic in olive oil for 3 minutes.
  2. Add the spices and fry for a further 2 minutes.
  3. Add the peppers and rice and cook for 3 minutes.
  4. Mix the tomato puree with 2 tablespoons water and add to the pan.
  5. Add the tomatoes, stock pot and water to the pan, and simmer, covered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, adding water if needed.
  6. To serve season with Robertsons Freshly Ground Black Pepper and garnish with fresh watercress.

This recipe was provided by What’s for Dinner.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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