How To Cook My Green vegetable Jollof Rice

NIGERIAN GREEN VEGETABLE JOLLOF RICE

Green vegetable jollof rice served with dry fried chicken

 A big portion of my green jollof rice, served with dry fried chicken

 My recipe for Nigerian green vegetable jollof rice here

The three people I cooked
this rice for, ate and asked for extra servings.
We so enjoyed it that I had to confess to them that I had over eaten.

 washed rice in a pot with seasoning, thyme and chopped onions

Ingredients for green vegetable  jollof rice:

  • 3 cups rice
  • 1kg chicken
  • 4 cubes royco seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons thyme
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of tomato paste
  • salt to taste
  • 3 cups vegetable oil or more
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 small bunch green amaranth (Aleho)

 

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 mixing tomato with a little water before frying
 
 frying tomato, onion and seasoning for the green jollof rice
 
 just added the fried tomato to the boiling pot of rice
 
 green amaranth for my green jollof rice

 

 rice is cooked, waiting to be mixed with green

Cooking steps for green vegetable jollof rice:

  1. The washed rice is put in a cooking pot with 2 cubes of royco seasoning, thyme,salt and chopped onions,covered and brought to a boil
  2. Tomato is mixed with a little water and fried in hot oil with the remaining 2 cubes of royco and onions.
  3. The fried tomato is then added to the boiling pot of rice with ground pepper. Check for salt, covered and allowed to cook
  4. When cooking is done, the washed and chopped green amaranth is added and mixed
 adding green vegetables to the cooked rice
 mixing green amaranth with my cooked jollof rice
 dry frying washed and salted soft chicken

Dry frying because the soft chicken has a lot of fat which is going to seep out and fry it

 the chicken parts continue to dry fry while the rice cooks

The chicken is dry frying itself while the rice boils and cooks.

 yummy serving of green jollof  rice
 an empty plate testifies
 fresh and healthy green jollof rice

NOTE:Turn off the heat and  leave the pot open after mixing the vegetables, to prevent the tender green from getting over cooked. This green jollof rice can also be served with coated chicken.
Please Enjoy!

67 thoughts on “How To Cook My Green vegetable Jollof Rice”

  1. This loOks good&delicious too.Was wondering is it only dryfrying for the chicken,is it going to b tender after dryfrying it?

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  2. and am suppose to be fasting o, Eya will not let my eyes rest. with all these tempting recipes and finger licking pictures on my screen, how will I be able to concentrate naa eh? lol

    okay, am soo gonna try this kinda jollof out this weekend. I prepared your fish stew the other time and had it perfectly! thanks for sharing all your recipes ma'am! blessings.

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  3. Just found out abt dis blog today on lindaikeji's blog and am so in love. Pls I'd like to knw if d green amaranth is d leaf popularly called green. And also if it'll come out as delicious if pumpkin leaves(ugu) are used. Tnx

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  4. Aunty Ojay nice one from u as usual,I don't like green unless when heated very well to reduce d taste,what if I use d pumpkin leaf,will it be contrary to d dish u prepared?
    Btw I guess dis is d one Shakira should prepare for Pique.lolz

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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  5. Just found out about your blog on Lindaikeji's. I usually don't comment on blogs but I must say your really doing a great job. Can't wait to try this tonight it looks yummy. Thanks Eya! Keep it up.

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  6. Ok Eya, I'm in the same boat as Akua up there so I have to reduce my visits to your blog cos I can't be seeing this kind of temptation when I'm supposed to be fasting. Warrisdis? Fast ends at 6pm and it's only 11AM and I'm seeing this kind of temptation? lol

    I've never really tried dry frying anything. I usually boil the chicken and then fry afterwards. Might try this out this weekend or the next 🙂

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  7. This is gonna be my Sunday lunch menu! Love that the chicken is dry fried in its own fat, so I presume it's healthier. Never tried that before so looking forward to trying it. Hope I can do justice to your recipe.

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  8. Hmmmmmmm….yummy!!! dis must be d delicacy dat I am going 2 prepare 4 my boo 2 celebrate our anniversary but I am going 2 grill d chicken sha #smiles#

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  9. How long do u leave the tomato to fry? And when do u add it it the boiling rice. Is it wen the water is almost dry. Can u put times pls! Ur blog is wonderfu btw

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  10. I didn't leave the tomato to fry for long, when I tasted it and it tasted nice and not raw, I just added it.

    2. As soon as the rice started boiling, I added the fried tomato.

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  11. Madam Eya ur blog is the best. U make cooking so easy;thanks for coming to my rescue cos my hubby has been yearning for varieties of food. I can nw prepare any food with ease. God bless u

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  12. Saw your blog on Lindaikeji. This is a great way to start the year, making the family happy with dishes.

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  13. Saw ur blog this morning on Lindaikeji. First time I'm checking out any blog I saw there & I'm glad I did. This particular green rice reminds me of growing up. my dad insisted on green with everything we cooked, even yam porridge. It's really healthy especially when u have kids. Thanks, I''ll definitely bookmark ur blog.

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  14. I tried this recipe on Sunday and it was just fab! Only things I did different was to blend some fresh peppers which I added to the tomato puree mix and I added a teeny weeny bit of oil to the pan to lubricate it before dry frying the chicken. The dry frying method for the chicken – Wow! The chicken was so juicy and tender. This is the method I'm going to use to fry chicken from now on! Thank you so much for sharing these lovely recipes with us. God bless you!

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  15. Dry frying tender chicken without pre boiling it first…. Pls my dear wont d chicken taste raw???
    Pls reply

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  16. No, it won't.Do not rush the frying. Cover and allow to fry well, while you check frequently so that it doesn't get burnt.

    This one here did not taste raw. If you are not sure, you can microwave a little after dry frying.

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  17. I guess this is the type of soft chicken u get at Shop rite and the likes right? or can we get it in the regular market?

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  18. Hi all, used the public hols to prepare this for my family. It turned out more than delicious. Not to talk of the nostalgic feelings of my childhood that it brought back. I modified the recipe by adding chicken stock to the pot of boiling rice. Also added 3 fresh ripe sliced plum tomatoes

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  19. Learnt about this blog from my cousin in Canada. Iphy thanks babes. Trying this out this evening.thanks mam for this blog. Well done.

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  20. Green is lovely,dis looks healthy nd I'm hungry,I'm sure gonna prepare this for breakfast for my hubby .tnx jare

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  21. how long do you fry the chicken for? Did you cook it before frying and how did you spice it? I want to try and make chicken without boiling it this weekend but i'm skeptical if it will cook well

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  22. It will cook well. Salt, add your spices and leave for one or two hours. Sometimes I spice chicken in the morning and fry in the afternoon for lunch.

    This one was salted and fried without allowing to stand for even a second, and it still turned out great. I didn't time this dear,just continued to check and flip over until I felt it was all brown and ready.I think dry frying for 25 minutes should be OK. It cooked well.

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  23. hello ma'am, great site and receipes!!! did you only use tomato paste for this or you used your freezer-preserved blended tomato? I am a bit confused with the tomato you are refering to in step 2… thanks

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  24. hmmm… i m definitely tryin dis tonite.
    i tried the moinmoin in disposable cups yesterday evening and it came out super…woke up this morning and it was the first tthing i wanted to eat..
    Thanks maam for adding spice to our nigerian dishes.

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