Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, jollof rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Jollof rice is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Jollof rice is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
"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. Nigerian Jollof Rice or Jellof rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot Meal. When cooking Jellof rice, building a flavor base is very important.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook jollof rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:
- Prepare 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
- Get 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
- Get 750 g chicken breast
- Prepare 1 large onion
- Take 2 medium fresh tomatoes
- Make ready 1 red bell pepper
- Prepare 140 g tomato paste
- Get 1 cup boiled green peas
- Prepare 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
- Make ready 1/2 tbs salt
- Make ready 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tbs chili powder
- Take 1/2 tbs garlic powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs ginger powder
- Take 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
- Make ready 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
- Take 15 g chicken stock cube
Ghanaian Jollof Rice By Tei Hammond. Add the rice, mixed vegetables, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with foil and a lid. The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties.
Instructions 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 unifying dish across West Africa. This classic Nigerian jollof rice recipe always has three The classic version is cooked with long-grain rice (Uncle Ben's/Carolina's) and seasoned with. Jollof rice is a spicy, traditional dish of West African origin.
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