Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, jollof rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Jollof rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Jollof rice is something which I have loved my whole life.
Jollof rice is a very common dish prepared in many African countries and each recipe differs I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of the best recipes out there. Nigerian Jollof Rice or Jellof rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot Meal. It is a very versatile dish, and it is usually made from scratch using Rice, Tomatoes, Pimento peppers, Tomato. "We don't say a dish is spicy — we say it has pepper." Yewande Komolafe is a recipe writer who grew up in Lagos and found herself searching for the heat and.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have jollof rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:
- Get 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
- Get 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
- Make ready 750 g chicken breast
- Prepare 1 large onion
- Make ready 2 medium fresh tomatoes
- Make ready 1 red bell pepper
- Take 140 g tomato paste
- Take 1 cup boiled green peas
- Take 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
- Take 1/2 tbs salt
- Prepare 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
- Take 1/2 tbs chili powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs garlic powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs ginger powder
- Make ready 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
- Get 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
- Prepare 15 g chicken stock cube
Jollof rice is a unifying dish across West Africa. This classic Nigerian recipe always has three things: rice, a tomato stew, and seasoning. Classic Nigerian Jollof Rice. by: Kitchen Butterfly. The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties.
Steps to make Jollof rice:
- Prepare the chicken stock by seasoning with salt, cayenne pepper powder,chicken stock cube, some water and cook until it’s tender. Take out the chicken and grill in the oven.
- Pulse the tomatoes, bell pepper and onion into a food processor and blend to purée. Pour the mixture in a heated pan and allow to cook for about 15 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently when it’s almost dried off and to avoid burning. Add the tomato paste, stir for about 5 minutes and turn off.
- Wash the rice twice and put in a pot on a stove top. Add the stipulated amount of water, cover and cook for 12 minutes only(parboiling). Drain the water and rinse off twice under running water, then set aside.
- Pour the chicken stock in the tomato pot and allow to boil on low heat. Add the rice and stir well, cover and leave for 2 minutes on high heat. - Add the carrot and stir, reduce to low heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cooked peas and stir, turn off the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving with the grilled chicken. You can enjoy the dish with some fresh salads.
This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe. This is why you will always see it in parties. Jollof rice is a popular rice dish in West African countries. Jollof rice is a spicy African rice dish that cooks in one pan, uses lots of veg and can be a veggie main or a side to some simply baked chicken. Jollof rice is a spicy, traditional dish of West African origin.
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