Easy Jollof rice recipe hack
With this your jollof hack, you jollof woes are over
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings
Calories 578kcal
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups Parboiled long grain rice (Washed thoroughly and drained)
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste.
- 4 cups chicken stock or water (hot but not scalding)
- ½ cup cooking oil of choice
- ½ tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp dry thyme
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 small green pepper ( chopped)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in bowl except the rice, onions and green pepper.
- Add two cups of chicken stock or water to the mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Transfer Rice to pot, add the mixture to the rice, Then add chopped onions , green pepper and the remaining 2 cups of water or chicken stock to the rice.
- Stir and taste for seasoning, then adjust accordingly. You may or may not need to add extra salt depending on the amount of seasoning in the meat stock.
- Turn on your stove and pot to the lit up stove. Cover pot tightly a allow rice cook through till all the water is absorbed. takes about 25 mins.
- When all the water is absorbed, turn off heat leave pot covered for about a minute. Then fluff Rice with a fork.
- Serve warm with any protein of choice.
Notes
- You can make this rice in the oven. all you need is to follow same steps above but put everything in a roast pan and cover pan with aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 50 mins.
- If you want to make the coconut version of this, swap two cups of water/ meat stock with a 400ml can of coconut milk.
- Warming up the meat stock before using helps start up the cooking process.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Jollof rice recipe hack
Amount Per Serving
Calories 578
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.