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Jollof rice

Original: Jollof rice

Transliteration · jollof

Jollof is cooked across West Africa in many community forms. This page follows one Igbo family record and does not adjudicate national debates.

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How did they pronounce this?

Where it is recorded

  • Enugu

Communities associated

From evidence or contributor declaration — never assumed from a map.

  • Igbo

Occasions

  • Wedding

Ingredients

  • Palm oil
  • Rice

Techniques

  • One-pot rice. Rice steamed over a seasoned base without stirring, from jollof to maqluba’s inversion.

People

Family recipes

Original family recipe

Blend tomato, pepper, onion. Palm oil. Thyme. Bay. Rice. Do not stir. The crust is for the children.

KinDish structured version

  • rice — Original measurement: enough for the table · KinDish estimated equivalent
  • tomato-pepper-onion base — Original measurement: until the oil is red · KinDish estimated equivalent
  • palm oil — Original measurement: a generous pour · KinDish estimated equivalent
  1. Fry the blended base in palm oil.
  2. Season with thyme and bay.
  3. Add washed rice. Cover.
  4. Do not stir. Rest. Serve the crust.

The law of the pot — do not stir — is part of the recipe, not a tip.

Family stories

Oral history

Demonstration record

Oral history

The pot that must not be stirred

Adaeze Okonkwo’s jollof is a celebration pot. Birthdays, returns from far away, the Sunday that is not ordinary. The base is blended tomato, pepper, onion. Palm oil. Thyme. Bay. The rice goes in and then — this is the law — you do not stir. If you stir, you have porridge, she says, and porridge is for another day. The crust at the bottom is not a mistake. It is the part the children fight over. She has eaten jollof in other houses, other cities, other countries. She does not rank them. She only knows her pot.

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Connections

  • Related dish · Recorded connection

    Maqluba

    A layered pot of rice, vegetables, and meat, inverted onto a platter. Recorded in Tulkarem for gatherings and Ramadan.

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