pukute

How to say it

Meaning

rice cooked so that the grains remain separate and fluffy rather than sticking together.

Good to know

wali wa pukute or pukute ya wali. rice cooked in such a way that the grains are separate

Examples

• Mama alipika pukute kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother cooked fluffy separate-grain rice for dinner.
• Je, unajua siri ya kupika pukute?Do you know the secret to cooking rice this way?
• Wali huu si pukute, umeambatana.This rice is not fluffy, it has stuck together.
• Wageni walisifu pukute aliyowapikia mama.The guests praised the fluffy rice that mother cooked for them.