BENACHIN RICE (A.K.A JOLLOF RICE)

I love benachin rice and I know so many people do enjoy this meal as well. Tell me what's not to love about a tasty and colourful rice dish cooked to perfection. Over the past years, I have enjoyed making my own jollof rice, not only because it is so easy-to-prepare but because you can prepare it to suit your taste-bud. Yes, it's easier than most of the rice recipes out there and you can always decide which ingredients to pop into the pot during the preparation process.

Benachin rice "jollof rice" is also a very healthy meal and makes a perfect lunch. I know that there are millions of benachin rice "jollof rice" recipes out there but this particular recipe is just okay for me as well as very easy to adopt.
Benachin also known as Jollof rice is a popular West African rice dish notable for it's characteristic colourful reddish colour with super delicious taste.History has it that benachin rice 'jollof rice', originated from the Wolof region of the Senegambia region before spreading to the entire West Africa and beyond.

Ingredients:

• 500g long grain rice
• Salt to taste
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 2 tinned tomato paste
• 6 fresh tomatoes (blended)
• 2 onions (chopped)
• 200ml vegetable oil
• 1/2 fresh pepper (diced)
• 1/2 tsp. curry powder
• 4 fresh sliced tomatoes (for garnishing)
• 11 tsp. mixed spices
• 1Fried chicken or beef
• 1400ml chicken broth
• 11 garlic (diced)
• 11 ginger (blended)

Instructions:

1. Wash and add rice in a cooking pot, pour boiling water, parboil and wash properly again to get rid of the starchy water (set aside)
2. Slightly heat up oil in a cooking pot, stir in onions and saute for 2 mins.
3. Pour in the blended tomatoes and continue frying until tomatoes are slightly dry.
4. Add the tinned tomato paste and continue stirring for at least 5 mins.
5. Then add the garlic, ginger, pepper, stock cube, mixed spices, curry, chicken broth, salt to taste and water proportionate to the rice size.
6. Stir properly and allow to cook until rice is done.
7. Bring down from fire and serve warm garnished with chicken and some sliced tomatoes.

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