Nigeria

Nigerian jollof rice

Name: Nigerian jollof rice
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups long grain parboiled rice washed rice; 2 large roughly chopped red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper); 4 large chopped tomato; 1 to 2 or 3 green chillies scotch bonnet chilli (habanero or scotch bonnet pepper, habanero chilli); 2 large: one for the blend one sliced onion; 1/4 cup tomato paste tomato puree; 1/3 cup cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp dried thyme; 3 leaves bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 2 stock cubes stock cube (bouillon cube); 3 cups stock or water water; 1 1/2 tbsp butter; Salt, to taste

Smoky, red, peppery rice that starts friendly arguments across West Africa. This one is Lagos party style.

75 minTime

8 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Party jollof2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayParboiled rice in a fried pepper and tomato base, with thyme and curry powder.

The original

504kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

75minutessame

Classic Nigerian jollof.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice2½ cups long grain parboiled rice, washed

Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)2 large, roughly chopped

Tomato4 large, chopped

Scotch bonnet chilli (habanero or scotch bonnet pepper, habanero chilli)1 to 2, or 3 green chillies

Onion2 large: one for the blend, one sliced

Tomato puree¼ cup tomato paste

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)⅓ cup

Curry powder2 tsp

Dried thyme1 tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)3 leaves

Stock cube (bouillon cube)2 stock cubes

Water3 cups stock or water

Butter1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Blend the peppers, tomatoes, scotch bonnet and one onion until smooth. Boil the blend in a pot until reduced by half.
2Heat oil and fry the sliced onion until soft, then add the tomato paste and fry.
3Add the reduced pepper base, curry powder, thyme, bay leaves and crumbled stock cubes. Fry until oil rises to the top.
4Stir in the washed rice and add stock just to cover. Cover with foil and a tight lid. Cook on low.
5Check a grain, add a splash of water if hard, stir gently and add butter. Let the base catch a little on low for 5 minutes.

Serve it like this

Pile onto a plate with fried plantain, fried chicken and a spoon of coleslaw or moi moi on the side. Serve hot.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Nigeria

Nigerian jollof rice

Smoky, red, peppery rice that starts friendly arguments across West Africa. This one is Lagos party style.

75 minTime

8 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Party jollof2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayParboiled rice in a fried pepper and tomato base, with thyme and curry powder.

The original

504kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

75minutessame

Classic Nigerian jollof.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice2½ cups long grain parboiled rice, washed

Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)2 large, roughly chopped

Tomato4 large, chopped

Scotch bonnet chilli (habanero or scotch bonnet pepper, habanero chilli)1 to 2, or 3 green chillies

Onion2 large: one for the blend, one sliced

Tomato puree¼ cup tomato paste

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)⅓ cup

Curry powder2 tsp

Dried thyme1 tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)3 leaves

Stock cube (bouillon cube)2 stock cubes

Water3 cups stock or water

Butter1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Blend the peppers, tomatoes, scotch bonnet and one onion until smooth. Boil the blend in a pot until reduced by half.
2Heat oil and fry the sliced onion until soft, then add the tomato paste and fry.
3Add the reduced pepper base, curry powder, thyme, bay leaves and crumbled stock cubes. Fry until oil rises to the top.
4Stir in the washed rice and add stock just to cover. Cover with foil and a tight lid. Cook on low.
5Check a grain, add a splash of water if hard, stir gently and add butter. Let the base catch a little on low for 5 minutes.

Serve it like this

Pile onto a plate with fried plantain, fried chicken and a spoon of coleslaw or moi moi on the side. Serve hot.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Nigerian jollof rice

Make it your way

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Method

Nigerian jollof rice

Make it your way

Ingredients

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