Jollof rice and Plantain
Jollof rice and Plantain

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Jollof rice and Plantain is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Jollof rice and Plantain is something which I have loved my whole life.

Jollof rice is found throughout West Africa and is thought to be the origin of the Cajun dish, jambalaya. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve the joffol with fried plantains and a crisp green salad. Jollof rice is a household staple, often accompanied by fried plantain.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have jollof rice and plantain using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice and Plantain:
  1. Make ready 3 fresh tomatoes
  2. Take Tomato paste
  3. Take Bell pepper (tattasai)
  4. Get Tarugu Groundnut oil
  5. Get Palm oil
  6. Take 2 Onions
  7. Make ready Garlic (optional)
  8. Prepare Seasonings
  9. Take Salt
  10. Get Curry and thyme
  11. Take Plantain

Jollof rice, or jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), also known as benachin in Wolof ('one pot'), is a one-pot rice dish popular in many West African countries such as The Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin. The Nigerian jollof rice is often served as a side dish for meats or fish. Often, the chicken or other kind of meat is already included in the dish. It could also be served with fried plantains, with a dish called moi-moi, which is actually a Nigerian steamed bean pudding, with coleslaw or steamed vegetables.

Steps to make Jollof rice and Plantain:
  1. Blend your fresh tomatoes, tattasai, tarugu and Onion together. Pound your garlic and keep aside
  2. Chop your other onion and keep aside.
  3. Put your pot on the fire and pour both groundnut oil and palm oil together and add small onion to fry it, then add your chopped onion and tomato paste and fry it for 1 minutes
  4. Add your grounded tomatoes and garlic, Cover the pot and allow it steam for some minutes and add water to boil
  5. Then add your seasonings, salt, curry and thyme
  6. Wash your rice and add it to your mixture and cover until it is Cook. And fry your plantain and put aside
  7. When the rice is done, serve it with plantain. You chose to eat with fried chicken or couslow.

Jollof rice is a popular rice dish in West African countries. It is one pot rice that is popularly served at wedding parties, birthday parties, naming ceremonies and Jollof rice is cooked in tomato sauce with spices. Mostly spicy jollof rice because Africans don't play with their peppers and heat however it can. Jollof Rice, a classic Nigerian rice dish flavored with tomatoes, peppers, and lots of seasonings! Jollof rice is a West African dish that's a staple in most households.

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