Jollof Rice | Food For The Soul | One Of The Most Flavourful Rice Dishes You’ll Ever Make!

If you like your food to be bursting with flavour, then you have just found one of the best rice dishes in the world. Jollof Rice is West Africa’s favourite rice dish. And once you make this jollof rice recipe at home and then try it, you’ll know exactly why!
Over the years there have been debates over which country this iconic dish came from. Some argue that it is a staple of Nigerian food while others will argue that it is Ghanaian food! Throughout West Africa many countries claim this dish! Regardless of who first came up with this dish, one thing is for sure, it is recognised as a West African Food staple and there are many different variations.
As Rice Recipes go, this once is cooked in two stages. First you must make a pepper paste and then for the next step you need to cook down some onions and tomato paste/ purée with a blend of aromatic spices before adding the rice.
Our recipe shows you step by step how to make the best homemade Jollof Rice Recipe. All the measurements are included to ensure your rice turns out to be perfect.
So, if you’re looking to try something a bit different for a party, or you just want to spice up your dinner then this is one of the easier Jollof Rice Recipes you can follow.
All the ingredients are listed below so start your African Food adventure without delay and give this Jollof a try. You won’t be disappointed!
INGREDIENTS
For The Pepper Paste
- 250 gms Red Bell Pepper
- 350 gms Ripe Tomatoes
- 100 gms Onions
- 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
For Cooking The Rice
- 600 gms Sella Basmati Rice
- 125 ml Olive Oil
- 200 gms Onion
- 150 gms Tomato Purée (Double Concentrated)
- 1 tsp Ginger Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2-3 Bay Leaf
- 2 Chicken Stock Cubes
- 1 tbsp Curry Powder
- 1.5 tbsp Dried Thyme
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 125 ml Hot Water (To Loosen Sauce)
- 525 ml Hot Water (On Top Of The Rice)
Curry Powder Mix
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Ground Fenugreek
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala

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