How to Make Rice And Beans Jollof Taste Expensive on a Limited Budget

mackerel

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is often less expensive and still provides protein.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective alternative with a similar cooking profile.

Wash the beans thoroughly before pre-cooking.

Pour the washed beans into a pot with water and start pre-cooking.

Check the beans after some time to see if they are half cooked.

Once half cooked, add the rice to the pot and stir.

Allow the rice and beans to continue cooking.

After cooking, wash and pour the mixture into a sieve and set aside.

Return to an empty pot and add vegetable oil.

Introduce sliced onion into the vegetable oil and stir.

Add 3 sachets of tomato paste and stir to prevent burning.

Add curry powder and thyme to the mixture and stir.

Since there is no meat, add ordinary water to the pot.

Add crayfish for flavor, ensuring to use enough due to the absence of meat water.

Add fresh pepper, seasoning, and salt for taste.

Cover the pot and return after some time to check on it as it begins to boil.

Introduce the rice and beans mixture back into the pot.

Add smoked fish for additional flavor and cover to let it dry up.

Check back after some time to see if it is ready.

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