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Here's the Wakanda food recipe by Nnedi Okorafor

If Wakanda had a meal it would be this special creation by Nnedi Okorafor.

BuzzFeed’s Tasty cooking platform teamed up with her for Black History Month to come up with a “Wakandan” dish. Nnedi and Tasty took inspiration from East African cuisine to create a unique dish called Wakandan Jeweled Vegetable Pilau with Berbere Braised Lamb.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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2 lb (910 g) boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 2-inch (5-cm) cubes

salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

2 medium red onions, finely minced

¼ cup (60 g) ghee, clarified butter

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4 cloves garlic, sliced

1 tablespoon ginger, minced

1 tablespoon paprika

1 teaspoon cayenne

½ teaspoon ground fenugreek

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¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground cardamom

¼ teaspoon ground clove

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon allspice

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2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 cups (480 mL) beef broth

Jewelled Vegetable Pilau

¼ cup (60 g) ghee, clarified butter

2 medium red onions, sliced

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½ green cabbage, core removed and shredded

2 cups (220 g) shredded carrot

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon grated ginger

salt, black pepper, to taste

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1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

2 cups (460 g) basmati rice

3 cups (720 mL) water

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1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon stick

1-star anise

2 scallions, sliced

½ cup (65 g) cashew

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¼ cup (45 g) pomegranate seed

Preparations

To make the Berbere Braised Lamb

Step 1: Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the lamb to the pot, season with salt and pepper, and brown on all sides, for about 10 minutes. Remove the lamb from the pot.

Step 2: To the same pot, add the red onions and cook until brown, for about 15-20 minutes. Stir in the ghee, garlic, ginger, paprika, cayenne, fenugreek, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and tomato paste.

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Step 3: Pour in the beef stock, stirring well to incorporate. Bring the sauce to a boil and return the lamb to the pot. Reduce heat to medium-low, so the sauce is at a gentle simmer, and cover and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally until the lamb is tender.

Step 4: To make the Jeweled Vegetable Pilau, use a separate large, shallow pot, melt the ghee over medium heat. Add the sliced red onions and cook until soft and slightly caramelized, for about 20 minutes.

Step 5: Add the cabbage, carrots, garlic, and ginger, and sauté until vegetables have softened and cooked down.

Season with salt, pepper, ground cumin, curry powder, and cardamom.

Step 6: Stir in the rice and add the water. Add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20-25 minutes until water is absorbed and rice is slightly fluffy.

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Step 7: Discard the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Stir the rice well before transferring to a large serving platter.

Create a small well in the middle of the rice, and spoon the lamb over the top.

Serve garnished with scallions, cashews, and pomegranate seeds.

Enjoy!

Culled from Tasty.

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Watch the recipe below.

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