Jollof Rice, Fried Okra & Spiced Tofu
Jollof Rice, Fried Okra & Spiced Tofu

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook jollof rice, fried okra & spiced tofu using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Jollof Rice, Fried Okra & Spiced Tofu:
  1. Get 4 cup rice
  2. Make ready 6 fresh tomatoes
  3. Make ready 1 bell pepper
  4. Make ready 2 cup vegetable stock
  5. Make ready 1 large onion
  6. Make ready 2 red chillis
  7. Take 1 tbsp chipotle paste
  8. Make ready 2 cm ginger
  9. Take 4 cloves garlic
  10. Take 200 g okra
  11. Take 300 g firm tofu
  12. Take 1 tbsp curry powder
  13. Prepare 1 tsp nutmeg
  14. Get 2 tsp smoked paprika
  15. Get 5 sprigs thyme
  16. Get 1 tbsp cumin
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch
  18. Prepare to taste Salt

This vegan version is cooked in flavorful tomato and peppers stew with onions, garlic, curry powder, thyme and bay leaves. Even non vegans will enjoy it! It's perfect any day of the week. If you love rice recipes then check out my Peruvian fried rice.

Instructions to make Jollof Rice, Fried Okra & Spiced Tofu:
  1. Chop the onion, pepper, tomatoes, chilli, ginger & garlic
  2. Slice okra lengthwise, coat in oil, cornstarch, cumin & paprika
  3. Coat the tofu in oil and cumin
  4. Blend ingredients, and add the chipotle paste
  5. Heat some oil in a pot, and gently fry the paste.
  6. Add curry powder, nutmeg, and tomato puree. Cook for a couple more minutes
  7. Add the rice and cook for a couple of minutes
  8. Add the stock, thyme and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for about 15/20 minutes
  9. While the rice is cooking, heat some oil in a skillet and fry the okra
  10. Do the same for the tofu
  11. Once it's all nicely cooked, serve!

It's perfect any day of the week. If you love rice recipes then check out my Peruvian fried rice. JOLLOF RICE Jollof rice is a spicy African rice dish that cooks in one pan, uses lots of veg and can be a veggie main or a side to some simply baked chicken. Fufu served with your choice of soup edikaikong, efo riro (vegetable), egusi, ewedu, oha, okra (ogbono) or onugbu (bitter leaf) and your choice of meat assorted meat, beef, chicken, fresh fish, fried fish, goat meat, stock fish. Okra Soup without poundo yam or Amala.

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