Nigerian Jollof Rice Recipe

This Nigerian jollof rice recipe is so easy to follow! It includes red bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and more. Serve jollof rice with chicken!

Ingredients
3 cups of washed white rice
1 ½ cans of plum tomatoes
2 roasted red bell peppers
1 large onion
1 scotch bonnet
3 knorr cubes
1-2 bay leaves
Salt to taste
1 tbsp of thyme
1/4 cup of puree
1-2 tsp Curry powder optional
1 cup of chicken stock
Water as necessary
A splash of vegetable/sunflower oil

Instructions
1. Preheat oven at 200C and roast red bell peppers for 20-25 minutes (optional step for extra smoky jollof rice).
2. Add 1 and a half cans of plum tomatoes, 2 red bell peppers, 1 large onion and 1 scotch bonnet to blender and blend until smooth.
3. Add vegetable oil to cover the base of a large saucepan. Once the oil is hot pour in the blended mixture and cook on a medium heat for 10 minutes.
4. Add salt to taste, 1 tbsp of thyme, 3 knorr cubes, 1-2 tsp of curry powder (optional), 4 tbsp or 1/4 cup of tomato paste (purée) and 1-2 cups of chicken stock. Stir and cook for another 15 minutes.
5. Add the rinsed white rice to the saucepan and stir. Then add water to cover the rice and leave to cook on a low/medium heat for 10-15 minutes (you may need to check the rice, add water and stir every 7 minutes to prevent burning).
6. Finally add bay leaves and 1/2 a thinly sliced onion (optional), stir and leave to cook on a low heat until done.

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