The Lazy Makoti’s jollof-inspired rice
Say hi to your new midweek chicken dinner favourite – a delicious take on Ghana’s jollof rice dish, courtesy of the Lazy Makoti.
Ingredients:
- Oil 2 T
- 6-8 free range chicken pieces
- 1 t Woolworths 11-in-1 mix
- 1 onion, chopped
- ½ t of each, Woolworths Minced Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric & Chilli cubes
- 1 t curry powder
- 2-3 T tomato paste
- 3 tomatoes, grated
- 1 T sugar
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Chilli, to taste
- Rice 200 g
- 1 ½ cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Generously dust the chicken in the spices and brown in the oil.
- Remove chicken from the pan and place in an oven tray. Place the chicken in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- In the same pan, fry the onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric. Add the curry powder and fry until fragrant. Add the tomato paste, grated tomato and sugar and simmer for about 10 minutes. Season and add the chilli.
- Add the rice and stir to coat the rice completely. Reduce the heat and add the stock. Add a bay leaf. Cook the rice for 20 minutes, or until soft. Add the chicken and serve warm.
(Serves 4-6)
A cook’s note from Mogau: “This is not a traditional jollof rice, rather it is my version. It was inspired by a recent trip to Ghana, where I learnt to make jollof rice.”
Inspired by all these warming spices?