Jollof Rice
Jollof rice is one of the most flavorful rice dishes you will ever make. Perfect with chicken or any other protein.
Ingredients
Roasted vegetables base
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 scotch bonnet peppers
- 10 cloves garlic
- 400 ml canned whole tomatoes
For Pan
- ⅓ cup oil
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- roasted vegetable base
- 1 tbsp chicken boullion powder
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- ½ tbsp salt
- ½ tbsp garlic powder
- ½ tbsp onion powder
- ½ tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 3 cups washed basmati rice
- 2¼-2½ cups hot water
Instructions
- Roast your peppers, onions, and garlic in the oven at the broiler setting for 10 minutes or until nicely browned.1 large red bell pepper, 1 yellow onion, 2 scotch bonnet peppers, 10 cloves garlic
- Add roasted vegetables along with canned tomatoes into a blender and blend until smooth.400 ml canned whole tomatoes
- Into a hot pan, add oil, then cook onions until they start to brown.⅓ cup oil, 1 yellow onion
- Add tomato paste, stir 30 seconds.3 tbsp tomato paste
- Add blended vegetable base then cover with a lid and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.roasted vegetable base
- Wash rice.3 cups washed basmati rice
- After 10 minutes season everything with chicken boullion, thyme, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, turmeric powder, and white pepper.1 tbsp chicken boullion powder, 1 tbsp dried thyme, ½ tbsp salt, ½ tbsp garlic powder, ½ tbsp onion powder, ½ tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp white pepper
- Add hot water and the washed rice. Mix to make sure everything is combined.2¼-2½ cups hot water, 3 cups washed basmati rice
- Cover pan with tin foil first then the lid right on top.
- Keep it cooking over low heat for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked through.