How to Make Nigerian jollof Rice.
You might want to pick out the parboiled tasty chicken and deep fry , this wouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.
Then remove some of the oil if it is above 150ml (half cup), just so you don’t end up with lots of oil at the bottom of your pot. I like to commence cooking jollof rice with the same oil I used in frying the chicken, Using a fresh oil is just the same as cooking without the chicken stock (meat water) which actually hold over 70 percent of the ingredient that is used in making most Nigerian foods, you will end up with a tasteless meal.
Add sliced onions to the hot oil and then the ground tomatoes/pepper after about a minute. Fry until the tomatoes looses its sour taste due to frying, this should take about 10-15 minutes. I like to divide the tomatoes after frying, then continue cooking with half and add the other half later.
This is s trick that helps reduce burning, most jollof rice end up getting burned at the bottom of the pot
So scoop some of the fried tomato into a plate and set aside; then commence cooking with the remaining one in the pot, add the meat stock (meat water), then about 1 or 2 cups of water, (you can add a little more water later), add a cube of maggi or knorr, a teaspoon of thyme, curry, ground nutmeg and salt to taste.
So scoop some of the fried tomato into a plate and set aside; then commence cooking with the remaining one in the pot, add the meat stock (meat water), then about 1 or 2 cups of water, (you can add a little more water later), add a cube of maggi or knorr, a teaspoon of thyme, curry, ground nutmeg and salt to taste.
Stir and taste the whole solution.
Spice to your taste with your desired flavors and spices, then add the rice and cover to cook.
You can add the other half of the fried tomatoes after cooking for ten to fifteen minutes, also slice onions and spray on the top (I like to use lots of onions in Nigerian jollof rice), this has its health benefits.
Then just cook till the rice is soft for consumption, Remember that you can add water occasionally. Then you can drop the fried meat at the top and cover in the last five minutes.
Then just cook till the rice is soft for consumption, Remember that you can add water occasionally. Then you can drop the fried meat at the top and cover in the last five minutes.
This is just how to make jollof rice, you can serve with the fried meat and maybe a bottle of your favorite drink
