Easy Oven Baked Basmati Jollof rice.
Jollof Rice is a tomato rice dish. This rice dish is a party favourite. It is rich and flavourful
Equipment
- Blender or Liquidifier
- Measuring Cup
- Oven Safe Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 3 Medium Size Tomatoes
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 3-6 Chilli Pepper or Habanero pepper Deseed
- 2 Onions Slice 1
- 2 Bay leaves
- ¼ cup Tomatoes Paste
- 3 Cloves Garlic Sub with 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp Curry powder
- 2 tsp Thyme
- 2 tsp Ginger powder
- 4 tsp Ground crayfish / ground shrimp Optional
- 2/3 cup Vegetable oil
- ¼ cup Water
- Seasoning cube Optional
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Wash and prepare 1 onions, tomatoes, bell pepper, chilli or habanero pepper and garlic (if using cloves)
- Put them into a blender and blend until smooth then set aside.
- Pour the rice in a bowl and rinse it continuously with room temp water until the water is clear, transfer to a sieve and set aside. (NOTE: Be careful not to leave it in water for too long otherwise, it will start breaking.)
- Now place a medium pot on heat and once it is hot, pour in the oil and allow to heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the sliced onion and allow to sauté for about 2mins, make sure you stir it constantly and don’t allow it to burn or get brown.
- Now add the curry, thyme, ginger powder (and garlic powder if using garlic powder).
- Stir and allow to cook for about 2 mins, stirring constantly.
- Then add in the blended tomatoes mix and stir until it is thoroughly combined.
- Cover and allow to cook, stirring constantly so it doesn’t burn for 5mins.
- Put the tomatoes paste into a bowl and lighten with about 2 tbsp to 1/4 cup if water, mix it together then pour it into the tomatoes mix on heat and stir.
- Add the bay leaves, cover and allow to cook, stirring constantly for 10mins.
- Add the ground crayfish / ground shrimp and stir
- Cover and allow to cook for another 5 to 15mins, stirring constantly. Make sure it doesn’t burn.
- Add salt and seasoning cube to taste.
- Taste and adjust if necessary.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven at 400 degree for 10 mins
- In an oven safe pan, pour in the washed and drained basmati rice and pour in all the tomatoes sauce in plus 1/4 cup of water and stir.
- Cover with a foil paper or oven safe lid.
- Place the pan in the oven and allow to bake for about 50 mins or until all liquid evaporate and the rice is tender/cooked. (If all the liquid has evaporated and the rice isn’t tender, add 1/4 cup of water cover with foil and bake for another 10mins or until it is tender)
- Remove from the oven, stir and remove the bay leaves.
- Enjoy with any protein, grilled or fried (and dodo).
- With Love, B!