Jollof Rice with a Twist: Red Rice
Ingredients
For 3-4 portions:
- 115g basmati rice
- washed
- 10-12 cherry tomatoes
- halved- 1 red pepper
- sliced into strips
-2 small onions
- 0.5cm slices
- 4 cloves garlic
- finely chopped
- 100g feta (broken up), 1 lime
- 1 heaped tbsp tomato puree
Directions
1. Grind the cinnamon, bash open the cardamoms and mix in all the other spices
2. In no oil, sear the tomatoes for 5 mins to give them a char and leave aside
3. Bring oil to medium heat, add in the onions and peppers and season with salt and a good amount of black pepper
4. Once soft, add in the garlic, the spice mix, tomato puree, rice and stir well
5. Add the water, mix, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. After this turn off the heat and leave for 10 mins - don't lift the lid!6. Prepare the topping by mixing lime flesh, broken up feta, chilli flakes and coriander7. Stir the rice and top with the feta mix