Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, jollof rice. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really 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. "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.

Jollof rice is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Jollof rice is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have jollof rice using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:

1. Get Rice
2. Take 3 cups Per boiled rice (with salt)
3. Get Palm oil
4. Make ready 4 Red bell pepper (tattasai)
5. Make ready 4 Scotch bonnets (attarugu)
6. Make ready 1 medium onions
7. Prepare 4 pieces garlic (grated)
8. Make ready 1 thumb ginger (grated)
9. Take 6 cubes Seasoning
10. Get 1 classic onga
11. Take 1/2 tsp curry
12. Get 1 tsp Salt (you can add more)
13. Prepare 1 cup Beef/chicken stock(ruwan nama) 1 cup plain water or 2 cups plain water
14. Prepare Salad
15. Get Lettuce
16. Get Grated carrots
17. Prepare Chopped tomatoes & green pepper
18. Get Salad cream
19. Get Dodo (plantain)
20. Take Fry plantain with a pinch of salt into a heated vegetable oil

This is why you will always see it in parties. 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.

Steps to make Jollof rice:

1. Add desired palm oil to your pot, and a tbsp of chopped onions to it then allow to fry.
2. Add your grated ginger and garlic and allow to fry for a minute
3. Blend ur attarugu,tattasai and onions then add to the heating oil and turn generously
4. When it is fried, add ur seasoning and stock or plain water to it and put it to boil
5. Add ur perboiled rice and turn for the ingredients to dwell into the rice
6. Cover the top of the pot with foil paper before closing and allow to steam for abt 15 mins (reduce the heat to LOW). You can turn after 10mins then allow to continue steaming for the remaining 5mins

Adapted by The New York TImes. The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish. 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.

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