Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken jollof rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Put the rice into a large bowl, cover with cold water and use your hands to wash the grains. Stir in chicken, along with rice, stock and thyme leaves. Jollof rice, or jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), also known as benachin in Wolof ('one pot'), is a one-pot rice dish popular in many West African countries such as The Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin.
Chicken jollof rice is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chicken jollof rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken jollof rice using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken jollof rice:
- Prepare 4 cups basmati rice
- Get 2 sachet tomato paste
- Prepare 10 pcs pepper
- Get 10 pieces fresh pepper
- Get 6 pcs sweet pepper (tattasai)
- Take to taste Salt
- Take 1 cup green beans
- Get 1 cup green pepper
- Prepare 1 cup carrot
- Get 1 cup groundnut oil
- Take 2 pcs big Onion
- Get 6 Seasoning cube
- Take Chicken stock
- Make ready 2 tblspn of mixed onga..classic,garlic and ginger,chicken,stew
- Get Water that will be enough to cook the rice after parboiling
- Take 1 whole chicken
- Prepare 1/2 tspn of each Spice like ginger,thyme and garlic
- Get 1 tblspn of curry powder
This recipe was inspired by my mini chef's. Jollof rice is a very common dish prepared in many African countries and each recipe differs depending on the nation. I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of. Jollof, a traditional Nigerian main dish, brings out the best flavors of rice and chicken and pairs especially well with fried plantains.
Steps to make Chicken jollof rice:
- Soak the rice for 2hrs to get good result..or parboil the rice and keep aside.
- Wash and grated the peppers,fresh tomatoes and slices the onions. Keep it aside too.
- Already you have marinated boiled and fried your chicken… Keep the chicken stock aside because you will need it.
- Place the pan/pot on fire,add the oil when hot add the slice onions sauté for 1mins and add the curry,thyme,ginger and garlic.. Also sauté for 1mins.
- Pour in the grated peppers,tomatoes and sachet tomatoes paste fry it for like 5-7mins.
- Pour in the parboiled rice stir it well add water and chicken stock…give it 5mins before adding the salt, seasoning cube and mixed onga..stir well.
- Add in the green pepper,carrot, green beans and fried chicken…stir it again and cover it till done,then off the flame.
- When its done,you can slice onions and add to the rice.. the steam of the rice will cook it.And enjoy with salad.
This version of jollof rice adds chicken for a filling dinner that cooks all in one pan. Combine undrained tomatoes, broth, and seasonings. Add rice, making sure all the rice is covered with liquid. Nigerian Jollof Rice or Jellof rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot Meal. Jollof rice is one of the most common West African dishes eaten in the regions of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo.
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