How To Prepare Nigerian Jollof Rice

Ingredients
1. 4 cups rice
2. 2-3 cups Tomato Stew.
3. Chicken (whole chicken, drumsticks or chicken breast)
4. Pepper and salt (to taste)
5. 2 medium onions.
6. 3 Knorr cubes.
7. 2 teaspoons thyme.
8. 2 teaspoons curry powder (Nigerian curry powder)

Direction
Place a pot on medium heat, heat up oil
Add in sliced onion. Fry until slightly browned. Add in spices and bay leaf. Stir
Add in tomato paste. Stir fry. Cover and cook for 2-3 mins
Add in pepper mixture. Stir-Fry. Cover and cook 5 mins
Add in stock, seasoning cube and salt. Stir. Cover and simmer for 15 mins. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
Stir in drained washed rice. Reduce heat to medium low (2-3 on marked cooker). Seal pot with foil then cover with lead.
Leave to cook for 30 mins. No need to stir or open. LET IT GO
Stir in butter, sliced tomatoes and onions. Increase heat to high (This is where the smokiness happen). Leave for 5-8 minutes or just until you can smell the burn. Turn off heat. Leave to rest covered for 10 minutes before serving.
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