SLS33-From My kitchen To Your Plate Week #6 Budget Feast[Nigerian Jollof with Eggs Veggie and Big Ben]

We were told to cook a complete meal for 4 people on a very low budget, and that's what I did because this Jollof rice is actually one of the many foods people cook for occasions on a low budget because the ingredients needed aren't expensive and it's very easy to prepare. Just three major steps and you're done with ingredients that are budget-friendly.

Let me take you to my kitchen.. My kitchen isn't that spacious, but it contains a lot of food ingredients and utensils. Before exploring my kitchen, I went to the market to purchase the things I'll be needing for this recipe of mine.

One thing Nigerians don't joke with in burials, weddings, and big feasts is the Nigerian Jollof. Why? It's rich and cost-effective. Let me start with my budgeting. I'll be starting with the main course meal, which is the Jollof rice itself, but you need to know the general ingredients for all.

	Rice
	Eggs
	Veggies [Carrots, pepper sauce and green beans]
	Spices

• The first thing I did was to arrange my ingredients, so I'll know what to add and subtract. I poured my three cups of rice into a basin and washed it under running water, as you can see. I made sure I washed it well so that the milky substance would be removed completely from the rich, which is more like dust particles of the grain. After washing it, I emptied it inside a big pot and filled it with water to a certain level so it could parboil.

• After parboiling my rice for 20 minutes on high heat, I brought it down and washed it again with clean water, using a filter. And then added a teaspoon of salt into the rice and mixed it well.

• While waiting for my rice to boil for 20 minutes, I prepared my ingredients, and the ingredients I started with were my carrots and green beans. I washed it thoroughly and scraped out the bad parts. I then used a chopping stick to cut them into small slices. I ground 4 pepper with a mortar so that it can be contained in the pot when ingredients are added.

• I then emptied my sachet of tomatoes into a bowl and added curry powder, 4 seasoning cubes, kitchen glory and spices for chicken to add taste to it. I then added the ground pepper and a few onions into the mixture without stirring it because I wanted to fry it. I sliced my onions separately and then placed my pot on fire, on medium heat.

• After heating the pot, I added a spoon of groundnut and oil into the pot and allowed it to become hot before adding my onions. The reason you add anions first to fry is to enhance the flavour of the rice. After that, I added the tomatoes and spices all together and stir it for a minute before adding water and I did this on medium heat to marinate. After that, I added a little spices, carrots and green beans and stir it to taste. I didn't add salt again because I added it already in the rice.

• After cooking for 3 minutes, I added my rice and mixed it all together and added water so the rice could be soft since it parboiled it a little softer. I then used the lid to cover the pot and allow it to dry before bringing it down from heat. After that, I prepared my egg and veggies together by whisking the 2 eggs with carrots and green beans all together. The remaining carrot and green beans were contained in a bowl with a little salt and spices.

• On a pan, I added my oil and fried the veggies together with the eggs and used a turner to make it scattered so it will resemble a snack which I used for my dessert. When all was done, I served my main meal and dessert in a plate, hot and palatable.

The full menu I prepared was;

Nigerian Jollof with Eggs Veggies and Big Ben drink

( main course) - Nigerian Jollof

Dessert — Eggs veggie snacks

Drink — Big Ben Drink

Share the reason why you choose this menu for this contest?

The reason I choose this menu is because it's easy to prepare and it's my country's best feast food. Party, weddings, anniversaries, conventions and the likes have this food prepared because it's budget friendly and can reach everyone.

Just 4k and I cooked almost a full pot of rice. The tomatoes does the magic and this type of rice doesn't necessarily need protein because it's very palatable on its own without much protein which may be expensive to purchase.

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