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NIGERIAN GREEN VEGETABLE JOLLOF RICE - Printable Version

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NIGERIAN GREEN VEGETABLE JOLLOF RICE - Gimbiya - 10-16-2018

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A big portion of my green jollof rice, served with dry fried chicken
Dear Diary,
The three people I cooked 
this rice for, ate and asked for extra servings.
We so enjoyed it that I had to confess to them that I had over eaten.
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washed rice in a pot with seasoning, thyme and chopped onions

Ingredients for green jollof rice:
  • 3 cups rice

  • 1kg chicken

  • 4 cubes royco seasoning

  • 2 teaspoons thyme

  • 1 large onion

  • 2 tablespoonfuls of tomato paste

  • salt to taste

  • 3 cups vegetable oil or more

  • 1 teaspoon pepper

  • 1 small bunch green amaranth (Aleho)
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mixing tomato with a little water before frying

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frying tomato, onion and seasoning for the green jollof rice

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just added the fried tomato to the boiling pot of rice

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green amaranth for my green jollof rice

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rice is cooked, waiting to be mixed with green

Cooking steps for green vegetable jollof rice:
  1. The washed rice is put in a cooking pot with 2 cubes of royco seasoning, thyme,salt and chopped onions,covered and brought to a boil

  2. Tomato is mixed with a little water and fried in hot oil with the remaining 2 cubes of royco and onions.

  3. The fried tomato is then added to the boiling pot of rice with ground pepper. Check for salt, covered and allowed to cook

  4. When cooking is done, the washed and chopped green amaranth is added and mixed
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adding green vegetables to the cooked rice

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mixing green amaranth with my cooked jollof rice

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dry frying washed and salted soft chicken
Dry frying because the soft chicken has a lot of fat which is going to seep out and fry it
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the chicken parts continue to dry fry while the rice cooks

The chicken is dry frying itself while the rice boils and cooks
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yummy serving of green jollof  rice
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fresh and healthy green jollof rice

NOTE:Turn off the heat and  leave the pot open after mixing the vegetables, to prevent the tender green from getting over cooked. This green jollof rice can also be served with coated chicken.
Please Enjoy!