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Nigerian Rice and Beans Jollof

Rice and beans jollof is a typical Nigerian food made from rice and beans. It is served with beef, chicken or moin moin.

Nigerian Rice and Beans Jollof
Photo: “Red beans and rice” by Paul Goyette, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Makes
3
  • 1 cup dried beans
  • 2 fresh chiles
  • 5 medium tomatoes
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or palm oil
  • 1 stock cube
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 2 cups parboiled rice

Ingredients for 3 servings (1.2 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Rinse the beans, and boil in water until tender. Drain the cooked beans.

    Stovetop
  2. 2

    Grind together the chiles, tomatoes, and onions to make a purée.

  3. 3

    Heat a thin layer of oil in a pan, and add the purée. Season with stock cube and salt, and simmer for 3 minutes.

    Stovetop
  4. 4

    Stir in the parboiled rice and beans, and cook for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Serve with beef, chicken, or moin-moin.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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