Fun fact: Did you know that Nigerian Jollof won the challenge against Ghanaian Jollof?😅
😊 It's the most wonderful time of year and just like every other Christmas in Nigeria, Jollof rice takes the spotlight.😋
Nigerian Jollof rice is a well-known meal with significant importance throughout West Africa, and it's a mainstay during festivals like Christmas.
I Love jollof rice because it is super tasty, colourful and nutritious. As it stands, just yesterday Me, Elder Sister and Mum went shopping for Jollof rice ingredients and other Christmassy things😋.
It's a huge tradition in my family for us to cook a big pot of Jollof rice with peppered beef/chicken to share with Neighbours and well wishers. This is a practice I grew up seeing my late grandma now my mum and prolly has rubbed off good on we the kids😆
To be fair it's worth it every year🌲
For my Non-Nigerian LOH friends, I will be using the opportunity to make a food post by sharing the recipe we use ahead of Christmas and it'll be jolly good to see you try out this jolly meal on Christmas with your family too. Without delay let's get right to it. Hope you enjoy😋
INGREDIENTS USED
✔️Parboiled rice (washed, partially cooked and drained out)
✔️Vegetable oil
✔️Goat meat (chopped in sizeable bits, washed, boiled and fried)
✔️Meat stock from cooked meat set aside in a bowl^
✔️hot chilli/atargu (chopped)
✔️Onions (chopped)
✔️Garlic (crushed)
✔️Seasonings and Spices (Knorr, Curry and thyme >we use the Spice supreme brand)
✔️Carrot (chopped)
✔️Green bell pepper (chopped)
✔️Spring onions
✔️Soy sauce
✔️Fresh Tomato and Tatashe/red pepper (blended paste)
✔️Dash of Christmas Love😆💝
Cook and lightly Fry meat in cooking pan then strain out
Add in your Blended paste, fry abit then add in chopped Onions and Crushed garlic
Add in your seasonings and spices, keep frying on low heat
Add your meat to sauce and stir, don't crush and still on low heat
Add in your chopped carrots and lil portion of chopped green bell pepper
Your meat stock next and stir
Now the parboiled rice and mix well, keep stirring now on medium heat
Add in a tea spoon of soy sauce for taste, well it all depends on your taste buds, but watch it less it gets really salty
Crown it with chopped atargu and Spring onions. Stir for 5 mins and you're done
Dish out and Enjoy. Trust me, it taste better than it looks😋
As a Family we look forward to spending Christmas together every year and each year hasn't gone without a big pot of my favourite Christmas Jollof Rice.
This is my Entry to the Ladies of Hive Contest #62 and I invite my new friend @bartolomee to come join in the contest HERE as I'm interested in knowing what your favourite Christmas meal?
Thank you to the Ladies of Hive Team for this awesome initiative. Wishing everyone a joyous Christmas Celebration😊
Until Next Post, Hive, Vibe & Be Lucky Dear LOH Family🍀
Holidays mean food and your jollof rice recipe sounds interesting to try out although I am not into goat meat :)
🌸🌸Thank you @ifarmgirl 😊
O yes, you could switch for chopped chicken or beef or even fresh shrimps, would be very tasty too😋
You are very welcome :) Thank you as well :)
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Jollof rice seems yummy, tasty, and spicy (wow ..the fresh chili 😋😋)Love all the ingredients along.
Thanks for the recipe and I'd like to make it for myself too
Good luck in the contest and hope you enjoy your favorite Christmas meal with your family :)
Hiya💜
Awesome.... please do tag me anytime to get to make it, it'll me super happy to see😃
Thank you for the Good luck🍀
Naija jollof to the world.
Nice one queen
Awe, Thank you @neyo007, I appreciate you😊
Thank you so much for visiting my page, much love for the initiative and encouragement ❤️
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Thank you so much🌸 The goal looks great as I'm a holder myself💐
Looks yummy!
😊😋It sure is, thank you for the kind comment🌸🌸
Hello @queenstarr. What an interesting holiday tradition. I didn't know Nigerian Jollof rice was a well-known meal with significant importance throughout West Africa and a mainstay during festivals like Christmas. I can just see the ladies all helping to prepare the meal. Although I think I'd have to substitute the meat for chicken or beef. I've never eaten goat.
Thanks for sharing your traditional holiday food and the recipe and cooking instructions.
Take care, and have a wonderful holiday.
Awe Thank you so much for your time reading 🌸🌸🌸 O yes, besides Cakes, cookies and chinchin, Jollof rice will grace Almost every Nigerians table this Christmas. As kids we always looked forward to this.
Yes Beef or Chicken would taste lovely too😁👌
I Appreciate you, likewise🌸🌸
This seems tasty! Nice cooking skills.
We have a similar thing here, I'm not sure what they call it, as I'm a level 1 cooking skill. 😁
Awe Thank you @yaziris 🌸🌸
What country will that be, by any chance its called Biryani?
🤭Funny you said Level 1, I'm pretty sure you can make a decent meal and even better if you set for it😁
Nope, not Biryani.
I can make eggs 🥚 😁 that's about it! I need to train cooking sometime. Lol
😂 Skills is needed when cooking or frying eggs too. If you can make eggs, toast bread, make a decent cuppa, that's a great thing. The rest will come easy with training😉👍
I Appreciate that you read, I enjoyed the interaction🌸🌸
With this kind of jollof, I'm seeing myself occupying a dining seat at your place on Christmas day 😊🤶
Awwe😂
You're welcome to dine on Christmas day🌸🌸
Ohhh dear that looks soooo good!
Merry christmas and thank you for blogging and being part of the community ladies of hive.
Talk soon in discord
Thank you so much Britt❤️
Merry jolly Christmas🎄
Love ya & see ya in Discord🤗