Fried / jollof Basmati rice
Fried / jollof Basmati rice

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, fried / jollof basmati rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Fried / jollof Basmati rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Fried / jollof Basmati rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried / jollof basmati rice using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Fried / jollof Basmati rice:
  1. Prepare 4 cigar cups basmati rice
  2. Prepare 350 mls tomatoes stew
  3. Prepare 1/2 whole chicken
  4. Prepare 1 teaspoon thyme, 2 teaspoons curry
  5. Prepare to taste Onion, knorr cubes, salt
  6. Prepare 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  7. Prepare 2 cups mixed vegetables (Carrot, peas, cabbage, sweetcorn)
  8. Get 1/4 cup chopped spring onion (optional)
  9. Make ready 1 1/2 cups precooked shrimps

Basmati rice is a type of long-grain rice but with a richer nutty flavour. Jollof rice with basmati rice rewards you with additional flavour and aroma. Basmati rice has a rich, nutty flavour and it is usually more expensive than plain white rice. The reason is that it takes a longer time to process basmati rice.

Steps to make Fried / jollof Basmati rice:
  1. Pour the chicken stock and the tomato stew into a sizeable pot. If the mixture is too thick, add a very small quantity of water. Add pepper (pound or blend it first) and curry powder. Stir very well, cover the pot and cook till it boils.
  2. Add the drained 2 cups of basmati rice, stir and make sure the liquid in the pot is at the same level as the rice. Cover the pot and cook on low to medium heat till all the water dries up. When you taste the rice, you will notice that it is still raw and hard to the bite. Please do NOT add more water to it.
  3. Stir the rice with a wooden spoon. You can add more tomato stew before stirring if you think it is not red enough.
  4. Turn off the heat, cover the pot with aluminium foil followed by the pot cover. Make it as airtight as possible so that no heat escapes. Leave it like that for 5 to 7 minutes, at most, 10 minutes. After that, open the pot, stir and you will notice that the rice is now well done, not soggy, has loose grains and it is tasty.
  5. For Basmati fried rice: 2 cups basmati rice (washed) - Place a large pot (with a good fitting lid) on medium heat; add 1 part each of oil, curry, thyme, 1 cube maggi, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir. Add in 3 cups water. Cover the pot, increase heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil.
  6. Reduce the heat to medium-low (2.5-3), add in the rice and stir. Cover the pot tightly (I cover my pot with foil paper usually and then add on the lid) leave the rice to cook for 25 minutes. Set aside to cool
  7. Place another large pot on medium heat, add in the left over oil and heat slightly. Add all left over ingredients and cook for 2 minutes.
  8. Add in the precooked rice, meat (if using) and 3 tablespoons water, combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning as needed. Simmer for another 3 minutes - Serve and Enjoy!

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. Basmati Jollof Rice is simply Nigerian style Jollof rice made with Basmati rice as opposed to the pretty common long grain rice. I've had several requests for Basmati Jollof Rice recipe in the past and quite frankly, I hardly cook with Basmati rice. I had had so may misses with Basmati in the past.

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