I cannot believe this blog has been up and running for as long as it has been and doesn’t have the recipe for party jollof rice. Please forgive me dear Blog followers. Jollof rice is a dish that every nigerian chef seems to make differently. I prefer my jollof rice very spicy and tasting like party jollof rice. For the non-nigerian followers of this blog, Jollof rice is one of the favorites of Nigerians at parties, in their homes, in nigerian restaurants. You can also learn how to make it yourself now. Hope you enjoy my recipe for Party Jollof Rice.
Ingredients
2 Bay leaves
2 Cups of Rice
3 Cups of water
1 Clove of garlic
3 Cubes of Maggi
A pinch of Thyme
2 Teaspoons of Salt
1 Small bulb of Onion
3 Scotch Bonnet Peppers
1 Teaspoon of dry pepper
1 Teaspoon of curry powder
1 Small can of Tomato puree
7 Medium sized Roma Tomatoes
2 Cooking spoons of Vegetable Oil
Method
*Wash rice by rubbing the rice between your palms in a bowl of water and draining the water till clear.
Blend tomatoes, pepper and garlic and bring to boil till the excess water dries up.
Chop Onions
Heat up vegetable oil and pour in chopped onions and fry. Pour in the can of tomato puree and fry.
Pour in blended tomato and pepper mix into the pot and stir in. Pour in salt, dry pepper, curry, thyme, bay leaves and maggi cubes.
Allow it to simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.
Reduce the heat to the lowest level and pour in the washed rice. Pour in the water and stir and leave on low heat for 20 minutes or till the rice is soft.
Tip: To get the party rice flavor, increase the heat on the rice and burn the bottom of the pot with the pot covered and stir the rice after 3 minutes of burning.
Stir the rice and serve with any protein of your choice.
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Please what is the local name in Nigeria for scotch bonnet pepper?
It is also known as Ata Rodo
Umm…tnx, dt is still no help though. I am Ibo, I dnt think I hv ever heard of ‘ata rodo’. Pls is there any other name. Is it that long red pepper? Or may be what we call cameroon pepper? Just wondering though. Kindly help please. Thank you.
Hi Ogo,
That is the local name in Nigeria. However this is what it looks like http://lenaskitchen.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/scotchbonnet.jpg
I totally disagree with the quantity of water used here cos the quantity of water required to make jollof rice depends on the rice,some rice dnt require up to that amount before its well cooked
I used parboiled rice so that is why i used really little water and steamed it as opposed to fully boiling it.
It also depends on the size of cup you are using. I used the standardized measurement of what 1 cup is. Not just a random cup.
My mummy tried this and said to tell you she loved it
Yayyyyy happy that your mum liked it
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Ooooh we love party jollof rice, saving this recipe now, I love trying out different jollof recipes :0)
Pls, i didn’t see wen u added d ’2 bay leaves’. Wen is d appropraite tym 2 add it. Nice recipe though.
Thanks for pointing that out. You add it when you have added the curry, thyme maggi etc.
love this
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@Afrolem u are too much. have tried the Jollof Rice and Fried Rice at my Sis-in law birthday, and they all luv it. and am happy as well. i was HAPPY to tell them about Afrolem.
thanks so much for the comment Tymat
How many plates will this recipe serve? – I have notices you usually dont put this on ur recipes.
Hi Samba, I will start putting that as many people have requested that. This will serve about 3-4 people depending on their portion size. If they are heavy eaters maybe 2 people but if they eat moderately then 3-4 people
Pls pardon my ignorance. What is another name for bay leaves(common name)?. Thanks
I dont know another name for bay leaves but here is a link to see what it looks like http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9lsayCgrEsA/TavIIIqrSjI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Qa_QbApxAWk/s1600/BayLeaves%255B1%255D.jpg
dry pepper as in paprika or?
Dry pepper like blended chilli flakes
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I use wordpress
Hi,
Should I increase the heat then stir when the rice is done or when I pour it in?
Increase and stir when the rice is done
Nice one kool too
D addition of garlic doesnt rili sound nice wat dies garlic do in jellof rice
I find it gives it a nice flavor but that is optional. If you don’t personally like garlic, you can skip it in this recipe.
Sorry but did you make this with washed raw rice? Because i didn’t see where you said the rice should be parboiled.
The rice in Canada comes parboiled already in the pack but its raw. That’s why there was no emphasis on parboiling the rice.