Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, jollof rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Jollof rice is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Jollof rice is something that I’ve loved my entire 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. When cooking Jellof rice, building a flavor base is very important. "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 get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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:

1. Prepare 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
2. Take 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
3. Prepare 750 g chicken breast
4. Take 1 large onion
5. Get 2 medium fresh tomatoes
6. Make ready 1 red bell pepper
7. Take 140 g tomato paste
8. Take 1 cup boiled green peas
9. Prepare 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
10. Take 1/2 tbs salt
11. Take 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
12. Make ready 1/2 tbs chili powder
13. Take 1/2 tbs garlic powder
14. Make ready 1/2 tbs ginger powder
15. Take 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
16. Get 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
17. Make ready 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. Jollof Rice. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

Instructions to make Jollof rice:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

The Nigerian jollof rice is made with parboiled rice. The Nigerian jollof rice is often served as a side dish for meats or fish. Often, the chicken or other kind of meat is already included in the dish. The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties. This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe.

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