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Let's make a simple veggies jollof rice with plantain.
A friend sent me a text message earlier this morning that he is in the city where I reside with his family who came in to do something and would visit me before they leave.
Before I got the text, I had no plans of cooking today as I had some food in the freezer I was going to microwave for the whole family to eat.
So I had to rush to my freezer to look for what to prepare for them before they came.
Ingredients
4 cups of rice
1 cup of chopped carrots
1 cup of chopped grean beans
1 cup of frozen mixture of tomato, pepper, garlic, onion and ginger
1 sachet of tomato paste
2 bay leaves
1 small sized Cabbage
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of thyme
3 piece of carrot
150 ml vegetable oil
Salt to tast
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Preparation
I started by placing my vegetable oil in a pot on a low heat, i allowed it to get hot for 30 seconds.
Then i poured my tomato mixture into the hot oil and allowed to fry for 5 minutes
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After it had fried, i poured in the quantity of water that would be enough to cook the rice.
Then i added my salt, tumeric, thyme and bay leaves and allowed it to come to a boil.
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Then i went ahead to rinse my rice with hot water
After my mixture had boiled, i poured my rice and stirred it. Then allowed the water to get dried.
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After the water in the rice has almost dried up, i reduced the flame and added my green beans and carrots. I allowed it to steam for few minutes
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Stir it and off the heat. Food is ready
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Then i went ahead to chop my carrots and cabbage for garnishing
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I had one plantain left, so i peeled it and fry
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