Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, jollof rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
Jollof rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Jollof rice is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have jollof rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:
- Get 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
- Make ready 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
- Get 750 g chicken breast
- Make ready 1 large onion
- Take 2 medium fresh tomatoes
- Get 1 red bell pepper
- Make ready 140 g tomato paste
- Make ready 1 cup boiled green peas
- Take 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
- Make ready 1/2 tbs salt
- Prepare 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tbs chili powder
- Get 1/2 tbs garlic powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs ginger powder
- Make ready 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
- Prepare 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
- Take 15 g chicken stock cube
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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.
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. Jollof rice is one of the most simple and easy to make Nigerian food, you'd want to start from here if jollof rice recipe is accepted all over the world and the ingredients used are found in every country of. 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. The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish.
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