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Ghanaian jollof rice is made of vegetable oil, onion, ginger, pressed garlic cloves, chillies, tomato paste, beef or goat meat or chicken (sometimes alternated with mixed vegetables), local or refined rice, typically jasmine rice and black pepper.
Jollof rice is a spicy African rice dish that cooks in one pan, uses lots of veg and can be a veggie main or a side to some simply baked chicken.
- Main Course
- 6-8
- African
Ingredients. 400g basmati rice. 3 red peppers, halved and deseeded. 1 white onion, halved. 2 garlic cloves. 1 tbsp grated ginger, or ginger purée. 1 Scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded if you prefer less heat (optional) 5 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil. 100g tomato purée. 2 bay leaves. 1 tbsp dried thyme. 2tsp curry powder (we used hot madras)
- Dinner, Side Dish
- 275
- African
Aug 16, 2016 · Spiced and stewed in a flavorful tomato broth, it is everything from "everyday" to celebration. The classic version is cooked with long-grain rice (Uncle Ben's/Carolina's) and seasoned with Nigerian-style curry powder and dried thyme. Served with fried, ripe plantains which we call dodo and coleslaw, it is everything.
- Side
- 1
- African
Dec 27, 2022 · What is Jollof rice? For those of you who aren’t familiar with Jollof Rice (Jellof rice) —it is a rich and incredibly rich, aromatic, tasty West African one-pot Meal. It’s similar to Jambalaya but with distinctive African spices. It consists mainly of cooked rice and tomato stew flavored with spices such as thyme, scotch bonnet pepper ...
- Lunch/Dinner
- 5 min
- 568
May 7, 2024 · Jollof rice is bold, deeply red, and explodes with flavor. Our easy version is cooked in the oven, which means you don’t have to keep an eye on it.
Sep 22, 2022 · In Nigeria, Caribbean-style curry powder, dried thyme, bay leaf, ginger, and garlic are common seasoning ingredients. Contrast that with the popular Senegalese seasoning of rof, a fresh parsley paste mixed with other aromatics and used in combination with fermented seafood.
