I don't think there has ever been a gathering in my family without chicken pilau (pilau ya kuku in Swahili). Growing up, everyone in my family anticipated this spiced rice dish well before arriving at ...

Award winning chef, author, restauranteur and opera singer Alexander Smalls stops by the TODAY kitchen to share two recipes from his latest cookbook, “The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking ...

Chicken Pilau, the epitome of Southern comfort food, is a flavorful chicken and rice dish. Depending on where you are from, you may also know it as Chicken Bog, Chicken Perlo, or Perlo Bog. Full of ...

What is a good pilau without a good Swahili Pilipili ya kukaanga (chilli chutney) reduced to a thick paste? [Courtesy, Chef Ali Mandhry] What is a good pilau without a good Swahili Pilipili ya ...