How To Make Jollof Rice. Jollof rice is one of the most simple and the easy to make Nigerian food, youd want to start from here if you are new to Nigerian foods. Are you married to a Nigerian person and probably looking for an easy to make African Food Nigerian jollof rice is accepted all over the world and the ingredient used is found in all parts of the world. This was one of the first foods I learned to prepare at a younger age, my tactics only improved over the years. There are different kinds of rice recipes in Nigeria and of course you will find all of them on this site, Lets start with the jollof rice, then we talk about how to make Nigerian Fried rice,ofada rice and the local rice, I have a special liking for local rice with palm oil. What you find below is the image of delicious plate jollof rice plus grilled chicken, I did add parboiled peas just to improve the appearance of the meal. Enjoy Ingredients for Making Nigerian Jollof Rice for 6 persons4 cups of rice. Chicken I just like to use chicken but you can use any kind of meat that suits you1. Ground Fresh tomatoes your blender is calibrated, 1. Ground Fresh peppers. Spices Curry, Thyme, Delice, Nutmeg, chicken spice2 cubes of knorr of maggi. Rice seeds. There are different kinds of rice in Nigeria, some are cultivated locally while about 6. Nigeria are imported. Parboil the chicken or any meat of your choice with the spices listed above. I like to use lots of them so as to end up with a very tasty fried chicken. And then prepare the main food with the meat stock meat water. Then I use very little or no extra spice while doing the main cooking. Add water so that more than half of the entire chicken or meat of choice is submerged, then add sliced 1 cup of onions, 3 cubes of knorr, one tea spoon of salt, one sachet of chicken spice and a teaspoon each of currythyme. Peel of the outer back of the gingergarlic, pound or grind. Parboil the rice the normal way, boil about 7 cups of water in a pot, add the four cups of rice and allow to cook for 1. Then pour out and wash thoroughly with clean water then set aside in a bowl or plastic sieve as you will see in my jollof rice videos below. How to Make Nigerian jollof Rice. Pick out the parboiled tasty chicken and deep fry, this wouldnt take more than 1. Or grill your chicken as in my case. The recipe for grilling chicken is on page 1. Ultimate Nigerian Cookbook. Once you are done with frying the chicken, just add the remaining one cup of sliced onions, stir for 1 2 minutes and add the ground tomatoes. I like to commence cooking jollof rice with the same oil I used in frying the chicken, Using a fresh oil is just the same as cooking without the chicken stock meat water which actually hold over 7. Nigerian foods, the end result is a tasteless meal. Frying the tomatoes would take about 3. Fry until when you lift a portion with your frying spoon you will notice the oil continues to boil in the spoon. You also notice the tomatoes turning dark. Once the tomato is well fried, add the meat water, the ground gingergarlic, a teaspoon each of curry and thyme, two teaspoons of salt then about 1 or 2 cups of water, you can add a little more water later, add a cube of maggi or knorr. Stir and taste, it should taste overly spiced. Dont worry, once the rice is added the taste would balance. Then add the rice and cover to cook. Then just cook till the rice is soft for consumption, Remember that you can add water occasionally. Voila This is just how to make jollof rice, you can serve with the fried meat, salad and maybe a bottle of your favorite drink. Subscribe Below to Receive My Free Weekly Recipes. The Ultimate Nigerian Cookbook RecommendedVideo For Nigerian Jollof Rice. I made this video a few days ago, you can learn to make jollof rice through the video below, the method is straight and easy to follow, You will also get a visual of all the ingredients that I used in the process. Compare Jollof Rice Fried Rice.