(How to cook) Nigeria Jollof Rice (like a master chef)

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice increases fiber content while white rice is more economical.

chicken or vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth offers more flavor without added preservatives.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños add heat while bell peppers are milder and more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor and health benefits, while canola is budget-friendly.

Add meat and chicken to the pot.

Blend spices together including onion, ginger, banero pepper, red pepper, and tomato paste.

Add the blended spices to the meat along with seasoning powder, curry powder, salt, and bay leaf; stir together.

Cook in an electric cooker for a few minutes before adding water.

Blend the tomato, onion, ginger, banero pepper, and red pepper for the stew.

Pour the blended mixture into the pot and boil for about 30 minutes.

Add more water to the meat to create stock for cooking the rice.

Fry the meat separately.

Parboil the rice.

Fry the stew by adding onion to hot oil, then add tomato paste and stir for 2 minutes.

Add boiled tomato, seasoning cubes, curry powder, salt, and crayfish; stir and cover to cook.

Add meat stock to the stew and mix.

Add parboiled rice to the stew and mix everything together; add more water if needed.

Add green beans, carrots, and stir; cover with foil to cook.

Add minced pepper and spring onion; stir everything together.

Add butter and cover again with foil for 2 minutes; then the jollof rice is ready.

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