SLC-S28/W3-“Local Taste, Global Twist| Healthy Local Cuisine”

It's the third week of Steemit Challenge, Season 28 and I am super excited to be here again exploring through local taste and global twist.

Yummy

This week, I will be preparing healthy local cuisine ( Party Jollof Rice). Nigerian party jollof is among the most popular meals either for events or home consumption and yes! This dish goes hand-in-hand with moi-moi. Moi-moi is made from beans and it is very healthy.

Ingredients Used for Party Jollof

Raw ingredients

• Rice
• Tomato paste
• Onions
• Dried pepper
• Curry/ thyme
• Smoked fish
• Maggi
• Crayfish
• Salt
• Vegetable oil

Preparation Procedures

Wash and parboil rice then set it aside.

Parboiling rice

Heat the pot up with vegetable oil and add sliced onions when it is hot.

Adding onions to hot oil

Add smoked fish and continue frying before adding tomato paste ( Gino product gives the rice nice taste and flavor which is why I will boldly recommend). Cover the pot for at least a minute.

Adding smoked fish

Adding tomato paste

Add curry and thyme while the gas is still on low heat.

Adding curry and thyme

Add salt and maggi to taste.

Adding maggi

Add dried pepper, stir and pour in the parboiled rice.

Adding dried pepper

Adding parboiled rice

Add crayfish and a little water ( depending on the texture of the rice).

Adding crayfish

Set to boil

Add a little sliced fresh pepper ( extra ingredient) and cover the pot to boil.

Ready

Nigerian party jollof should be smokey, so I allowed it to burn a little before turning off the gas.

Ingredients Used for Moi-moi

• Beans
• Fresh pepper
• Onions
• Salt
• Maggi
• Vegetable oil
• Crayfish

Wash beans, blend with fresh pepper and onions. Pour it into a bowl, add ingredients to taste; maggi, salt, crayfish and vegetable oil

Mixing ingredients with blended beans

Mix properly and put the mixture into nylon.

Putting into nylon

Arrange them into a pot, add water and cover to cook.

Cooking

Both party jollof and moi-moi were ready and served!

The outcome

All the ingredients used were accessible and I used moist heat cooking method in preparing this delicious delicacy. I used more of dried pepper instead fresh, smoked fish instead of beef or chicken and I also added crayfish to have a unique taste and flavor.

Making use of dried pepper, smoked fish and crayfish gives the meal more of local taste. This new version was giving local Nigerian taste and makes it more flavorful. Combining the rice with moi-moi makes it satisfying.

I think people should try this new version because it's healthy and most of the ingredients used has a natural richness and the taste is unique. Moi-moi is also very healthy ( an excellent source of protein).

I will invite @eliany, @suboohi and @chant to join the challenge!