Native Jollof Rice

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Tasty & Delicious @arewa1981
Kwara State

My Grandma use to make this for my siblings and I when ever we visited her. It's always so delicious that you will keep asking for more. Then she always make it with palm oil, locust bean, crayfish,Dry fish and scent leaves. I used smoked fish instead of dry and it came out yummy 😋.

Native Jollof Rice

My Grandma use to make this for my siblings and I when ever we visited her. It's always so delicious that you will keep asking for more. Then she always make it with palm oil, locust bean, crayfish,Dry fish and scent leaves. I used smoked fish instead of dry and it came out yummy 😋.

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Ingredients

  1. 4 cupsrice
  2. 1/2 cuppalm oil + 2 tablespoons more
  3. 3tomatoes
  4. 5scotch bonnet
  5. 7cayenne pepper
  6. Small fresh ginger
  7. 2onions + 1 more chopped
  8. 3smoked fish shredded
  9. 1Chopped Cowskin (optional)
  10. 3longGreen beans(optional)
  11. 2 tablespoonslocust bean
  12. 3 tablespoonsCrayfish
  13. Scent leaves or any vegetable of ur choice
  14. Thyme
  15. Nutmeg
  16. cubesKnorr
  17. to tasteSalt
  18. Water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Perboil rice and set aside(optional). Blend pepper as well

  2. 2

    Clean protein, veggies and set aside.

  3. 3

    Heat oil and fry onions and locust bean

  4. 4

    Add pepper, spices and seasoning and boil on medium heat. Be careful when adding salt if using meat stock

  5. 5

    Add rice

  6. 6

    Add veggies and fish. You don't need to stir from the bottom. Just stir lightly on top and cover to cook

  7. 7

    Stir, taste and adjust. Add scent leaves. I always cover my rice before serving for it to continue and complete the cooking process.

  8. 8

    Enjoy🤗

  9. 9
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