Oven-Baked Jollof Rice

This recipe is for busy people who still love homemade food. This is a vegan African Jollof made for all.

Prep Time  15 mins  Cook Time  45 mins  Total Time  1 hr

West African Jollof Rice made in the oven with big flavours. This is Jollof Rice made easy yet it is so tasty. 

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups Premium Delicious Jasmine Fragrant rice
• 3/4 cup tomato paste 6 oz or 170g
• 1 medium onion – chopped
• 5 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder or 1-inch ginger root grated
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 seasoning cubes (Maggi) about 4g per cube
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika optional
• Parsley for garnishing (1 sprig – chopped)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Heat up oil in a cast-iron skillet on medium heat then saute onion and garlic until fragrant. About 2 minutes.
3. Add tomato paste and cook stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
4. Add in 3 cups of water gradually and stir well. Add ginger, paprika, white pepper, bay leaf, salt and seasoning cubes. Mix well to combine then add in the rice and mix well. Cover the skillet with aluminium foil and place in a preheated oven.
5. Bake for about 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and garnish with freshly chopped parsley.

Courtesy: Precious Nkei