Nigerian Party Jollof Rice
Nigerian Party Jollof Rice

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nigerian party jollof rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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 the best recipes out there (not being biased, just stating facts LOL) Party Jollof Rice (Nigerian) There are various recipes for Jollof rice and they all depend on which Country you're from though I'm only familiar with three variants. There's the Senegalese which of course, Jollof rice originated from. Nigerian Jollof Rice The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties.

Nigerian Party Jollof Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Nigerian Party Jollof Rice is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have nigerian party jollof rice using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nigerian Party Jollof Rice:
  1. Get 3 Cup Rice
  2. Make ready 11/2 Cup Boiled down pepper mix (tomato, peppers & onions)
  3. Get 120 ml Vegetable Oil
  4. Prepare 1 Sachet Tomato Paste (70g)
  5. Prepare 1/2 Tablespoon Ginger Paste
  6. Get 1 Tablespoon Butter
  7. Make ready 4 Bay leaves
  8. Make ready 3 Knorr Cubes
  9. Prepare 1 Sachet Maggi Jollof Seasoning
  10. Get 3 Teaspoons Curry
  11. Make ready 3 Teaspoons Thyme
  12. Get 2 Cups Beef/Chicken Stock
  13. Take 2 Big Onion

Nigerian curry powder is not spicy hot, it adds a nice flavour to this Smoky Party Jollof Rice. Plum tomatoes are the tomatoes sold in Nigerian markets. For best results in the Smoky Jollof Rice taste use tasteless and odourless vegetable oils: vegetable oils sold in Nigeria, Sunflower oil and Canola oil. Nigerian Jollof Rice is probably the BEST jollof rice recipe in the world: rich and flavorful with a slight smokey taste that gives it its unique name as the Party Jollof Rice Jollof Rice is practically the most popular rice recipe in Nigeria.

Steps to make Nigerian Party Jollof Rice:
  1. Heat up the vegetable oil in a pot. Saute the onion with the ginger paste for 2 minutes. Fry the tomato paste for about 5 minutes until u notice it looks as if it forms lumps. This step is very important as some brand are a bit sour.
  2. Add the boiled down pepper mix and fry again until you notice the pepper mix separates from the oil. Season with curry, thyme and jollof seasoning.
  3. Add the beef/chicken stock and water enough to cook the rice. Add bay leaves.
  4. Add seasoning cube and check for salt. Bring this mixture to a rolling boil. Add the washed rice.
  5. Stir everything together. Cover the pot with foil sheet before using the lid. This is to trap all the steam needed to cook the rice.
  6. Once rice is soft, add butter and stir. Serve with salad, coleslaw, moi moi or peppered meat.
  7. NOTE: To get the typical smoky flavour associated with the Nigerian party jollof, you have to deliberately burn the rice at the end of the cooking process by slightly increasing the heat. It's also important to properly cover the pot using a foil sheet before the lid so as to properly trap in all the steam & cook the rice without adding excess water leading to a soggy jollof.
  8. Remember, it's the steam that cooks the rice and not the water. The quality of the pepper mix and rich stock also contribute to attaining a delicious Nigerian jollof.

For best results in the Smoky Jollof Rice taste use tasteless and odourless vegetable oils: vegetable oils sold in Nigeria, Sunflower oil and Canola oil. Nigerian Jollof Rice is probably the BEST jollof rice recipe in the world: rich and flavorful with a slight smokey taste that gives it its unique name as the Party Jollof Rice Jollof Rice is practically the most popular rice recipe in Nigeria. Jollof rice is a rice dish cooked in a blend of peppers and tomatoes. It's that simple, but it doesn't taste that way. It's enjoyed by various African countries, with Nigeria being one of them.

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