Recipe: Appetizing Jollof Rice and Smoked Chicken

Jollof Rice and Smoked Chicken. Rice Vegetable oil Onions Tomatoes Maggi Salt Chicken Rodo Curry Thyme Chicken stock. This version of jollof rice adds chicken for a filling dinner that cooks all in one pan. Remove chicken from pot and set aside.

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). Jollof Rice is a popular West African casserole of chicken, rice and vegetables in a mild tomato curry sauce. Full of interesting flavors yet mild enough to please picky palates, this is When Jollof rice first landed on our dinner table, my family had never tasted or even heard of Jollof rice, yet it felt familiar. You can have Jollof Rice and Smoked Chicken using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Jollof Rice and Smoked Chicken

1. You need 6 cup of rice.
2. It's 1 cup of Tomato paste.
3. It's 7 of habanero Pepper.
4. It's of salt (to taste).
5. You need 2 of bulb onions.
6. You need 6 of Knorr cubes.
7. You need 4 teaspoons of thyme.
8. You need 4 teaspoons of curry powder.
9. It's 1 cup of green pea.
10. It's 1 of onions sliced in rings.
11. It's 4 clove of garlic.
12. It's 2 tbsp of ginger crushed.

Jollof Rice and Chicken -An easy yet tasty one pot meal that is enjoyed in West African Countries (Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra leone ). This recipe was inspired by my mini chef's desire for chicken thighs and rice - No kidding. We were in the supermarket and he wanted me to. 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 and Smoked Chicken step by step

1. Wash and parboil rice, till its almost tender, rinse the parboiled rice and put in a sieve to drain..
2. Prepare sauce (Blend tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and habanero pepper to a smooth paste and cook..
3. In a sizeable pot, add vegetable oil, dash of salt and add cooked tomatoes paste, fry for about 3mins then add tomatoes paste, fry till it loses that sour taste, add stock cube, thyme, salt and curry, stir in and in bit add water taste to make sure you have the right taste.
4. Add the drained parboiled rice, the water level should be the same level of the rice. This is to ensure that all the water dries up by the time the rice is cooked..
5. Cover the pot and leave to cook on low to medium heat, this way the rice does not burn before the water dries up..
6. When the water is almost dry, I usually place foil on the top of the pot, when the water is completely dry, turn off the heat.
7. Add the green peas and turn the rice with a wooden spoon.Your Jollof rice is ready and can be served..
8. We decided to use the smoked chicken Brenda prepared earlier to serve with the jollof rice..

This Party Jollof rice is quite easy to prepare and if you follow the basic recipe and the steps on this page , you can never go wrong. Nigerian Jollof Rice - a spicy and vibrant one-pot tomato rice, this is probably the best-known Nigerian food recipe. This Nigerian Jollof rice is spicy, fresh, comforting, and satisfying - all in one - the perfect rice dish! I can have it on its own any time of the week, and it makes a wonderful side dish for. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.