sassysure:


Okay.

If u are a lady like me, I would have taken you deep into the various types of smoky jollof rice we have in Nigeria. Party jollof rice is just one of them and on the level of smokines, I will take the other two first. All don't have anything to do with firewood.

I agree firewood can give off smoky flavour. But we can get smoky flavour without using firewood.

You can fry your dry rice first before cooking. No be only us dey cook Smokey jollof rice. It's a very popular cuisine.

Please share your recipe. I no wan dey hear firewood firewood biko. I no get firewood and I wan chop rice.

pocohantas:


You parboil rice by putting in cold water (without washing), cook for few minutes and wash. If you have been doing otherwise without issues, then I think you have no problem. I have three rice brands and they all have different methods for cooking.

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I eat Mama Gold dunno if i am supposed to parboil it. Both jollof and white rice I have never parboiled, mostly due to absence of culinary skills. But I'll try it out an note the difference, thanks.

emperorblog21:
comma teach me how to make ewa agonyi and dodo with assorted ponmo

Why will you wanna eat all that? Check my topics, you will see easy process for ewa agonyi. Fry your dodo, cook your ponmo and throw into the sauce. That is all ba?

Bestvicky16:
I can't use basmati for party jollof either. Nice one dear, I'm sure going to try your method.

Why can’t you use basmati and what’s your previous method?

pocohantas:


Why will you wanna eat all that? Check my topics, you will see easy process for ewa agonyi. Fry your dodo, cook your ponmo and throw into the sauce. That is all ba?



Why can’t you use basmati and what’s your previous method?

cos it my fav

pocohantas:



Pic 1: Ideal Pot.
Pic 2: Groundnut oil you should avoid, IF YOU CAN...
Pic 3: The rice on the left is Basmati, obviously more beautiful- but not fit for the job. So, I use the thai rice (on the right) for the cooking. However, if you have to use Basmati, do not parboil. Just soak and wash with hot water.
4: Wooden spoon.

wow see your hand I love you

Very standard you try :

pocohantas:
I created a thread previously; How To Make Home Made Ewa Agonyin and despite the “criticism”, I am glad it helped some people.

For today, I would like to remind us that we have jollof rice and we have party jollof rice. I don’t need to explain the difference between the two, we all know as e dey go. I get bored with the former, never the latter. I have watched this being cooked a few times and they didn’t put anything special, none that I saw at least, but I never quite got it. Always ended up with sweet concoction rice.

It took me sometime to figure out the process and there has been no going back.

To get this, you have to be thorough and generous with ingredients. There is really no magic.

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Lol you don’t need all that. I make Nigerian party jollof rice in my own kitchen all the time with only basic ingredients. The key to getting the Nigeria party jollof rice is really simple. Really simple.

Mariangeles:


For just 200g??
We need to start churning our own butter ASAP!
Nigeria is just so productively lazy it's annoying!
Even with all the raw materials and potential at our disposal, we'd rather settle for the available than create and fill the need. What an annoying creatively lazy country!

Nne, u fit start to dey make the butter na..
Take the initiative, you are very creative.
we go back u up..
Call ma PlantaMaria...

Just don't be angry at Naija..

PattyMike:
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I eat Mama Gold dunno if i am supposed to parboil it. Both jollof and white rice I have never parboiled, mostly due to absence of culinary skills. But I'll try it out an note the difference, thanks.

Depends on the rice, I don’t really know Mama Gold. When you cook it, is it gummy? Short grained rice are higher in starch and sticky when cooked without parboiling or washing off starch properly.

bigfrancis21:


Lol you don’t need all that. I make Nigerian party jollof rice in my own kitchen all the time with only basic ingredients. The key to getting the Nigeria party jollof rice is really simple. Really simple.

Basic is indeed subjective. Not like there is oregano and parsley there. Lol

sassysure:


That's what I mean na
For me to get that Smokey flavour, my tomatoes are burnt, garlic and ginger, name them. They will cook and dry then burn. When u remove them from the oven, that Smokey flavour is already achieved 100% more. I don't use tomatoes paste. Assorted red pepper to give that classic red look.

Why I posted this is that there are many ways to the go to the stream. Many ways to get that smokines.
Also, one can use liquid smoke( sold in supermarkets). That's another way

At the end of the day, we are all looking for the Smokey favour .

Which one is "liquid smoke" again? Please can you post a pics?

Poco hand is so fresh like agege bread

kings59:


Don't forget to lower the heat ooooo.

You lower the heat, it cooks better. If you high the heat, it burns without being tendered.

Reducing the heat would save you gas from finishing intime.

Thank you king cook...

Nice thread, even though my wife is a great cook... I think I cook pretty good party jolllof rice...


1) Blend my peppers into a paste: tomatoes, Cameroon pepper and ball peppers..

2) In a fry pan or pot: bleach your sunflower oil and add your tomatoes paste... Reduce the heat and once it's getting dry.. Kindly set aside.


3)Get another pot(size depends on the quantity of rice you're cooking).. Kindly pour the pepper paste, add salt, seasoning, bay leaves, powder ginger, herb mix(oregano, cardamon, rosmarin, thyme, majoran, dill sometimes these mixtures contains salt.. so be careful).. Black pepper, white pepper, sometimes I add suya/pepper soup spices..kindly add little quantities of these(also deepepnds on the quantity of your rice).

4) Kindly reduce heat and let the pepper paste plus herbs cook for around 10-15 minutes, pour in the paste from step 2, stir gently and leave to cook on low heat for around 3-5 minutes..

5) wash and pour in your rice(not parboiled) stir the rice to mix thoroughly with the pepper mixture, add water(my ratio is usually 4:1 or 4.5/5 to one depends on how well you like your rice.. I like mine been soft, if cooking one derica of rice then at this poi t kindly pour in 4 derica of water)... Stir again and turn heat to medium, cover your rice content with foil and with your pot lid... Leave to cook for about 25-30 minutes.

6) kindly slice onions, hard tomatoes in round shapes and add to your cooking rice, stir this with your rice contents, reduce the cooking to low heat and then allow to steam for 5 minutes...


Here you Go,, that's your party jolllof rice...

I doubt one can cook real party jollof rice without firewood

Well done

pocohantas:


Ah sis. You get the point o.
Emphasis on NORMAL people.

why is it that anything you cook is always done with some hideous pot and a funny unhygienic environment

duchaB:


Nne, u fit start to dey make the butter na..
Take the initiative, you are very creative.
we go back u up..
Call ma PlantaMaria...

Just don't be angry at Naija..

ume1000:
why is it that anything you cook is always done with some hideous pot and a funny unhygienic environment

Lol. Lack of funds. Please buy me a set of pots.

Nooil:
I doubt one can cook real party jollof rice without firewood

Person wey never go another farm go say na im papa farm big pass.

pocohantas:


Lol. Lack of funds. Please buy me a set of pots.




Person wey never go another farm go say na im papa farm big pass.

but you always criticize others

ume1000:
but you always criticize others

Can put point me to where I did that?
Because you people just throw around words/accusations.

pocohantas:


Can put point me to where I did that?
Because you people just throw around words/accusations.

on snake thread your words "why is it that anyone who cook snakes always does that with an hideous pot"

ume1000:
on snake thread your words "why is it that anyone who cook snakes always does that with an hideous pot"

Which is a QUESTION.

Now can you show me the hideous pot and unhygienic environment in post?

pocohantas:


Which is a QUESTION.

Now can you show me the hideous pot and unhygienic environment in post?

am only criticizing cos you do same to others it's called KARMA

ume1000:
am only criticizing cos you do same to others it's called KARMA

Nah, you are only saying what doesn’t exist. Rest abeg!!

ume1000:
am only criticizing cos you do same to others it's called KARMA

Are you KARMA?

Enyi go get a job.
Karma ain't looking for no volunteers.

pocohantas:


I don’t get all the firewood talk. I never knew my aunty uses gas cooker till I went to help her for a job. I was shocked to see all the heavy duty gas cookers. With those very tall cylinders.

Recently I found out that Olaiya restaurant uses gas cookers. This is 2020. Sometimes I think it is a mental stuff. You know, you see something so much, you accept it is the only way and you are stuck on it.

Please come and take me there o. I am FFO.

you are not ffo, i am.

E sweet?

pocohantas:


I saw the need to parboil this rice because of its starch content. The foil is to trap all steam and ensure it cooks with minimal water and heat. I don’t think it conflicts anyway with the parboiling.
Does it?

What of soaking the rice in hot water for hours instead of par boiling? It makes the rice not to be sticky.

nkemdi89:

What of soaking the rice in hot water for hours instead of par boiling? It makes the rice not to be sticky.

Ah, sis, hours? I know the soaking method and I think that will be ideal too, even for large cooking. I didn’t soak for hrs/long when I used the rice first, maybe that is why I didn’t like the result. Decided to parboil.

ffo:


you are not ffo, i am.

Lol. We have every moniker here. Someone mentioned gravy and I saw a gravy viewing.

DIVINEEVIDENCE:


Are you KARMA?

Enyi go get a job.
Karma ain't looking for no volunteers.

who come call u for the mata name Mr job giver