Global Easy Main course

Jollof Rice

Name: Jollof Rice
Prep time: PM10.00T
Cook time: PM45.00T
Total time: PM55.00T
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 onion; roughly chopped; 1 clove garlic; 15 g ginger; peeled; 5 tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 1 Bay Leaf; 500 g passata; 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste; 0.25 teaspoon dried red chillies; crushed; 1 teaspoon Curry Powder; 0.5 teaspoon Oregano; 2 green pepper; diced; 2 carrots; diced; 300 g long grain rice; rinsed; 1 Spring Onions; 1 Maggi All Purpose Seasoning Tablette

55Min

Easy

Double tap if you’d like a plate of this delicious Ghanaian Jollof Rice. This popular West African dish is super flavourful and uses our signature Maggi All Purpose Seasoning Tablette for that extra. Grab the recipe below. Don’t forget to save it for later!

Ingredients

onion, roughly chopped

clove garlic

15 g

ginger, peeled

5 tablespoons

Vegetable Oil

Bay Leaf

500 g

passata

1 tablespoon

Tomato Paste

0.25 teaspoon

dried red chillies, crushed

1 teaspoon

Curry Powder

0.5 teaspoon

Oregano

green pepper, diced

carrots, diced

300 g

long grain rice, rinsed

Spring Onions

Maggi All Purpose Seasoning Tablette

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Step1

5 Min

Add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and 5 tablespoons of oil to a blender and pulse until smooth. Add a little water if it is struggling to blend.

Step2

10 Min

Heat a large, non-stick pan over a medium heat, add the onion puree and bay leaf and cook until the water has cooked out and the puree is starting to brown, about 10 minutes

Step3

5 Min

Add the passata, tomato paste, dried chilli, curry powder, oregano and Maggi All Purpose Seasoning Tablette. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Step4

30 Min

Add the vegetables, rice and 400ml water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with foil and a lid. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes, until the rice is cooked through and the liquid is absorbed. Garnish with spring onion.

Step1 of 4

Add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and 5 tablespoons of oil to a blender and pulse until smooth. Add a little water if it is struggling to blend.

Step2 of 4

Heat a large, non-stick pan over a medium heat, add the onion puree and bay leaf and cook until the water has cooked out and the puree is starting to brown, about 10 minutes