HOW WE MADE DELICIOUS SMOKY PARTY JOLLOF RICE IN A GHANAIAN VILLAGE

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice adds fiber and nutrients.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Coconut oil provides a unique flavor.

smoked paprika

🥗Healthier: regular paprika

💰Cheaper: chili powder

Regular paprika offers color without smoke.

chicken stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and vegetarian-friendly.

Scoop oil from frying guinea fowl to prepare jollof rice.

Add chopped onions to the oil and fry until translucent.

Stir the onions in the oil.

Add tomato paste to the oil and stir, allowing it to fry until the sour taste is gone.

Add blended ingredients made of charred tomatoes, garlic, onions, and peppers.

Add spices and seasoning: curry powder, rosemary, onion seed, salt, and Maggi seasoning; stir everything together.

Optionally add smoked salmon.

Add washed rice and stir everything together.

Add hot water to enable the jollof rice to cook well, adjusting the amount as needed.

Taste for seasoning and adjust salt as necessary.

Add spring onions and any other vegetables desired, such as chopped onions and fresh tomatoes.

Cover with a clean napkin and let it finish cooking.

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