Jollof Rice

How to make JOLLOF

Jollof recipe 

7oz of vegetable/ canola / olive oil

7oz of blended ginger 

7oz of blended onions

5 Tsp of Powdered pepper (I like pepper)

21 oz of tomato paste 

4 2.5cups of jasmine rice

1Tsp of nutmeg

4 Tsp of curry powder

1 Tsp of adobo seasoning 

1/2 Tsp of salt to taste

2 cups of water

✔Season your meat and fry it on separately 

Now let's focus on the jollof

A deep wide pot is NEEDED ✔Medium fire please ‼

✔Pour the oil in the pot 

✔Add the 4 Maggi cubes

✔Stir till they all melt 

✔Add the onion and keep stirring for 6/7mins

✔Add ginger and keep stirring till it's a little brown 

✔Add pepper and keep stirring

✔ Allow it to cook for 5mins

✔ Add the tomatoes paste and keep stirring till it's all mixed

✔Add your curry powder, nutmeg, adobo and stir

✔lower the fire and allow it to cook for at least 20/25 mins

✔Wash and rinse your rice 

✔scoop at least 2/3 of stew into a bowl

✔Add your rice and stir till it all mixed completely 

✔ allow it to cook for 5mins

✔Add 2 cups of water and stir

✔cover the pot with aluminum foil then the lid

✔ Allow it to Cook for 10/15 mins

✔Stir and lower the fire 

✔Keep an eye on the food and just keep stirring every 10mins

✔Add the remaining stew after 45mins and stir

✔Allow it to cook for 30mins and add your meat then stir again

✔Add any veggies you would like to add and stir

✔Lower the fire and allow it to cook till the rice is well done.

P.S ➡ Do not add any extra water to the jollof, just allow the heat to do it job !