Ingredients

• 3 oz rice

• 2 oz beefsteak

• 1 cup grated coconut

• 1 cardamom

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 1 tomato, washed and sliced

• 1 level tablespoon fat

• 1 piece cinnamon bark

• 1 level teaspoon salt

• A few drops of lemon juice

Methods

• Wash the meat and cut into cubes.

• Fry the onion and garlic in the fat.

• Add the meat and tomato and fry them.

• Add about ½ cup of water and cook gently for 20–30 minutes.

• Prepare 1 cup of coconut milk and add it to the stew.

• Add the washed rice and all the spices.

• The liquid should be about ½ inch above the rice.

• Cook gently with the lid on, stirring occasionally with a fork. When ready, the pilau should be soft but firm and a little moist.

• Put a teaspoon of fat over the top and finish cooking in the oven for about 20 minutes, or place a metal plate with burning charcoal over the dish.