I made this tonight with chicken and plantains and it was so good! My fiance is Nigerian and he said I did good. He even encouraged me to take a picture of his plate before he ate it (he never takes pictures of his food). I am so glad I found your channel, I am going to try your Egusi recipe next.
Thank you for allowing not only other West African people tap into their cullinary routes, but for westerners aswell like myself to learn and enjoy the wonderful cuisine!
My mom is from Gambia she makes her Jollof rice in a different way and I think that's what makes West African food special! Everybody has their own style.
I'm a white boy from the south. Love all kinds of cooking. Nigerian, ghanian, Jamaican, Indian, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, pretty much anything spicy. Made this recipe and it was good as hell. Thanks,
you can actually see some west African influences in Southern Cooking, primarily soul food/ typically African American cooking. And that is doubly true of Jamaican food, lots of food in the Caribbean is a blend of west African, Indian, Spanish cooking and cuisine of the Natives that lived there prior to colonisation. Or just think how it came curry is so popular in Nigeria - the spices blends we often call curry in the west originated in India and when you think about how both Nigeria and India were British colonies it all makes sense. Food is so full of history. Tl;dr: if you like west African flavours see if there re an Caribbean and Jamaican restaurants
my Nigerian brother asked me to make Jollof rice, and I found you, this looks great. I will make it tomorrow for an International day celebration at my church this weekend. thanks for the recipe..
Food Network Tv should give you your own tv show cause you are so vibrant and so easy to understand.. Love your cooking shows and website.. Will try your other great dishes soon!! God Bless
@yemonja100 The collard were sautéed and still a little crunchy but if you want a softer texture, try using the frozen variety, thawed and squeezed dry and continue with the saute. I am glad to hear you are considering our recipe, bute any recipe you choose one thing is for sure, you will have a wonderful dish! I enjoy Ben Okri's work as well! You have great taste in reading and food! Be sure to keep it up! Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello my sister I'm a newbie and your food looks so delicious and I'm one who loves to try different meals from all over the world. Keep the videos coming much love to you and your family..
just remembered I've been using your recipe for a long time without giving it a thumps up, Yetty, your jollofrice deserves double likes from me. .... Though you changed my name to Yetty, because I always tell people the source of the recipe. ..
I love the way you project yourself in your videos! I hope you get a show on foodnetwork or any of the other shows on tv. I will be trying this recipe! Thank you
i'm a 19 year old girl with nigerian parents but i was born in canada, and i stumbled across your channel. i haven't had my parents nigerian food in so long since i moved to university and now i want it really badly, haha
i must say your presentation is wonderful i know how to cook jollof rice but never could get it to not be all the way dry and your steaming process was a nice tip. i will use that and definitely let you know how it turns out when i cook it for my mum and brother who are coming to the states from Nigeria who want to eat Nigerian food:)
Must confess I love ur channel. Life outside Nigeria could b really kool but when it comes to food*sighs* its just rice, pounded yam, den once in a while beans . I must say the hardest part of each day for me is deciding on what food to make . Been longing for a change till I saw ur channel and would really appreciate if u could give me some recipes to other nice dishes, Nigerian or wherever, wanna try new things. I love love love love ur kitchen btw.
To be true-ful my mind was on how beautiful your complexion is ... you must be Igbo. But, I never knew baked cornbread was a dish served in Nigeria. I am African born in the United States and corn bread was a dish included in our Sunday Meals.I love Nigerian food and will try your recipes on my on. Please continue to share more with us.
@paconot Thank you for the compliments and kind words! A BIG thank you for being my 1000 Subscriber. We will continue to work hard to earn your continued support.
hey there i am british and i startd eating jollof rice 9yrs ago....only when ever i make it my self it kinda goes wrong...but why and then i found this video so thankyou very much and my nigerian husband loved it thanks
This looks so clean and good to eat and make. I think we have a new project, thanks for this easy to follow tutorial! I'd rather make this than fry my food lol
Nice, I really enjoyed the video. I will try to make this, my last effort at making jollof rice failed. I am a little hesitant to put raw curry powder. In Jamaica one is taught to always sautee the powder.
this look so delicious... i have the same green dutch oven but ive wanted the other cooking pot you cooked the rice in so could you please tell me the name and kind of pot it is & where did u buy it? I must say i luv ur channel so much that i had to just subscribe...
I am no where near nigerian. but i love the food and the people. thanks to my ex nijja man who taught me so much of the food and culture and music. thanks for the video. i tried the recipe last week....but it didnt turn out as good. could i get the recipe for the fish stew please?
We are glad you tried the dish. The stew we served with the Jollof Rice is a West African Chicken dish called Yassa. Check out our website for the recipe. Thanks!
great video. i anted to ask if to make this recipe can you use the normal onion or do you have to use the purple onion does it change taste or..its a must to use purple onions..
Watching this in 2020 has reminded me how Nigerian jollof 🇳🇬cooking process has changed over the years and now the majority of Nigerians cook it similarly to that of the Ghanaian jollof 🇬🇭 process, thanks to RU-vid 😁.
Great video, and I've watched a few of your others as well. Just a suggestion, when you say bullion, it would be helpful if you specify what "flavor" you are using. Thanks and keep up the great work.
I lived in Liberia. It seems like the Liberian version may not have used as many spices but a lot of other ingredients (vegetables) to help with taste. In years past tried my hand at it few times. Occasionally it turned out very well :-)
@leslieebony We have a recipe for the Jollof rice on our afrofoodtv website under the recipes-staple section. The Chicken video will be released soon. The recipe for the chicken is also on the Afrofood site under the chicken recipe section. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
@MrFut23 Thanks for your comment. Tomatoes offer a lighter orange color but the red bell peppers deepens the color. Our Jollof rice recipe calls for the red bell peppers.
Great comment! The true Jollof, pioneered by the Woolof people of Senegal contains an assortment of spices similar to the spice mix curry. Spice trade in Africa (particularly from Egypt through Senegambia) dates as far back as 1100's, so spices have been in use in Africa for centuries now. The savory soups typically don't call for curry because the country of origin (Nigeria, depending on the recipe) used other flavoring agents to season these soups like Ogiri or Iru.Thanks for the comment!
Excellent!!! I am trying it out. It is very similar to Mexican rice but with the curry and thyme it must take another delicious flavor. By the way, do you measure the amount of water also based on the cups of rice? GRACIAS!!
I just made it but forgot the chicken boullion.... it still had a nice flavor. I did struggle with the water measurement though. Any tips? I usually do 2 x the cups of rice. Oh and one more thing, do you leave some of the sauce out to later bath the meat/chicken?
Thank you for helping me!!! Im marrying an African and this relly helps me as Im pakistani and live in the uk so dont really know any African dishes... Thank you for helping me alot.. Thank you!! I was wondering if you cook yam or banku or plantain?? I really need help :(
where can I find the list of ingredients and do you have the directions written somewhere so I can follow them while Im cooking? great video!! looking forward to trying it ...oh and one more question ...where is the chicken recipe? thank you!
I've seen people make it in the pot but we usually use a foil tray and put it in the oven for about an hour - and hour and a half. There's usually mixed vegetables or something in it as well.
I love African food, I 'm from Brazil will present jollof rice at school, I was wondering if I can do jollof rice with chopped tomatoes, onions , margarine or soy oil and seasoning for poultry and will remain jollof rice ?
Wow, I want see how you cooked those collard green. It seems like a saute..those greens are hard to make soft. Are yours still crunchy? I am making Jollof rice for thanksgiving but want to make a smaller pot because it will not get eaten. I am considering your recipe because the ingredients will not break my bank! Thank you for posting this video. I am Black American who is wanting to know more about African cuisine. I am reading Ben Okri and he mentions eguis, pepper soup and jollof rice. Yum!
@MISSLADYLOVEDLB2008 Thanks for your comments. The recipe can be found on our site, Afrofoodtv and check under the chicken recipe section under the name Yassa Poulet. We also have a video on this sauce available on the website as well.
You should've showed how to back the chicken and sauce you put on it. Did you bake the chicken separately. Other than that, I enjoyed watching the video.
