Jollof Rice

Flavorful Jollof Rice is a favorite West African dish that is full of flavor, brown rice cooked with tomatoes, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, ginger. No West African formal celebration is the same without this tasty jollof rice dish.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: African

Keyword: Jollof Rice

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 451kcal

Ingredients

3 cups long grain brown rice
2 medium tomatoes chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger chopped
1/2 Scotch Bonnet pepper or 2 teaspoons Cayenne pepper
1/4 cup oil
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 vegetable bouillon
2 1/2 cups water or vegetable broth if omitting bouillon
salt to taste

Instructions

Wash the brown rice and set aside. Puree tomato, bell pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, and Scotch Bonnet pepper in a blender until smooth.
Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add pureed sauce from blender, and cook while stirring for about 3 minutes. Add curry powder, thyme, tomato paste, and vegetable bouillon, and cook for another 2 minutes while stirring. Add rice and stir to coat it with the sauce.
Add water or vegetable broth to the pot, and salt to taste. Bring to a full boil, then cover and reduce to low heat. Allow the rice to cook until tender and fluffy, usually about 50 minutes. Note that brown rice will need about 45 to 50 minutes to be properly cooked.

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