Topic: Jollof Rice
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Thu 09/08/16 08:25 AM
Have anyone heard about this popular West African cuisine. I don't mean to be brash but I would say the experience is really outta this world. You could ask Mark Zuckerberg of his experience.

I'll be posting a step by step process of preparing this wonderful dish

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Thu 09/08/16 08:33 AM
The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties. This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe. This is why you will always see it in parties. It is quite easy to prepare if you follow the simple steps.

How to Cook Nigerian Jollof rice.

The following are other variations of Jollof Rice:
Coconut Rice
Mixed Vegetable
Jollof Rice
Rice and Beans

Ingredients*.
3 cigar cups | 750g long grain parboiled rice
*.Tomato Stew500 mls
*.Chicken (whole chicken, drumsticks or chicken breast)
*.Pepper and salt (to taste)
*.2 medium onions
*.3 Knorr cubes
*.2 teaspoons thyme
*.2 teaspoons curry powder (Nigerian curry powder)

Before you cook Jollof Rice
1.Prepare the tomato stew. Visit theTomato Stew pagefor details on how to do that. It is advisable to prepare tomato stew before handand keep in the freezer. This is so that whenever you want to cook any jollof rice related dish, it is just a matter of adding it toyour cooking.
2.If you will use whole chicken then wash and cut it into pieces. Cook with the thyme, Knorr cubes and 2 bulbs of onions (chopped). The cooking time depends on the type of chicken. The rooster or cockerel cooks much faster than the hen but the hen is definitely tastier. When done,grillit in an oven. You may also fryit. This is to give it a golden look which is more presentable especially if you have guests for dinner.
3.Parboil the rice using the method detailed inparboiling rice for cooking jollof rice. Rinse the parboiled rice and put in a sieve to drain.


Cooking Directions
1.Pour the chicken stock and the tomato stew into a sizeable pot and leave to boil.
2.Add the drained parboiled rice, curry powder, salt and pepper to taste. Thewater levelshould be the same level of the rice. This is to ensure that all the water dries up by the time the rice is cooked.
3.Cover the pot and leave to cook on low to medium heat. This way the rice does not burn before the water dries up.If you parboiled the rice as described at parboiling rice for cooking jollof rice, the rice should be done by the time the water is dry. Taste to confirm. If not, you will need to add more water and reduce the heat to prevent burning.
Keep cooking till done.
Serve with Fried Plantain,Nigerian Moi Moi, Nigerian Salad or Coleslaw.
You can spice up this recipe by adding 2 well known vegetables to arrive at what we refer to as Mixed Vegetables Jollof Rice.

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Thu 09/08/16 08:35 AM
Edited by butribu on Thu 09/08/16 08:35 AM
will u cook that that for me
i have even not read
but the name sounds cool.

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Thu 09/08/16 09:20 AM
I was thinking a little more than chicken but I understand the reason in the location.

Sounds good tho :thumbsup:

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Thu 09/08/16 04:08 PM
I once went for dinner and we had this. It was out of this world. I couldn't get enough of it. Totally delicious.

Thanks for posting the recipe - will be giving it a try very soon!!!

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Thu 09/08/16 10:54 PM
haha...I would do that in a heartbeat. cooking is one of my hobbies

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Thu 09/08/16 10:56 PM
I once went for dinner and we had this. It was out of this world. I couldn't get enough of it. Totally delicious.

Thanks for posting the recipe - will be giving it a try very soon!!!

I'm sure glad you enjoyed it. Give a try at making it and you wouldn't go wrong.