Hello everyone!
I hope you all are doing well.
Sometime ago, I really wanted to make something for my blog but I didn’t seem to have the complete ingredients for anything I wanted to make. And then, I saw it…one coconut on the counter! And I just happened to have the complete ingredients for jollof rice.
That’s how I decided I was going to make coconut jollof rice. I have always liked coconut jollof rice, even if it always burns because of the thickness of the milk. Then, I would just turn off the stove once it starts burning and manage the watery rice. But I recently realized that the burning gives it a Smokey taste and that’s what I enjoy.
I was really impressed with the result I got from making the dish.
Now, let’s get into the recipe!
INGREDIENTS
Grated coconut – 11/4(One plus one quarter) cups
Rice – 2 cups
Chicken stock
Groundnut oil
Tomato paste – 1 sachet
Sliced onions
Fresh tomatoes (sliced)
Fresh scotch bonnet (chopped)
Knorr seasoning cubes – 3 cubes
Curry powder – 1 teaspoon
Thyme – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Water
PROCEDURE
1. Pour grated coconut into a pot and add some water.
2. Stir and boil for 15-20 minutes.
3. Drain and set aside.
4. Heat groundnut oil in a pot and fry sliced onions.
5. Add tomatoes and scotch bonnet and fry until the water dries out.
6. Add tomato paste and fry for a few minutes.
7. Add knorr seasoning cubes and stir.
8. Add coconut water and chicken stock and allow to start boiling.
9. Add curry powder, thyme and salt.
10. Stir and allow to cook for some seconds.
11. Add parboiled rice, stir, cover and allow to cook until the water dries out.
At this point, the rice may start to burn before all the water dries out. What I did was to allow to burn until all the water had dried. This gave the rice a Smokey taste.
12. When it’s done, turn off the heat and add some sliced onions ( I sliced mine in form of rings).
13. Stir lightly, cover the pot and leave it for about 5 minutes to allow the onions soften.
14. Stir and serve!
Watch coconut jollof rice recipe video below
And that’s the recipe! Let me know how it goes if you give it a try.
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