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Zanzibar Recipes – Chicken Pilau

Chicken Pilau is a perennial favourite and served on special occasions. Pilau is a rice-based dish of Indian origin that has been adopted by Kenyans as their own. Many people serve Pilau at their weddings or prepare it when they have special guests coming to visit. It is traditionally served with a fresh and spicy salad called Kachumber or the Swahili Kachumbari.

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Rogan Josh: A Classic Kashmiri Recipe

Rogan Josh is a popular Kashmiri dish believed to have originated in Persia before making its way to Kashmir and then Northern India and beyond. In Persian, ‘rogan’ means clarified butter and ‘josh’ means hot or passionate). Its signature red color was historically the result of using mild red Kashmiri chillies. Over the years, many restaurants started using tomatoes in the dish to bring about the red color easily though it was never part of the original recipe. Bobby watched this dish being made whilst in Delhi at the Hotel Broadway in Chor Bazzar.

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