Cookbook:Ofada Vegetable Rice

Ofada Vegetable Rice
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Ofada rice is a Nigerian food that can be cooked in different ways.

Ingredients

• Ofada rice (uncooked)
• Onions, diced
• Red bell pepper
• Fresh tomatoes
• Ginger (optional)
• Groundnut oil
• Green bell pepper, diced
• Green beans, diced
• Sausages (optional), diced
• Carrots, diced
• Spring onions, chopped
• Prawns, rinsed
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Nigerian curry powder
• Thyme

Procedure

1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Stir in the rice and some diced onions. Cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Drain the rice in a sieve.
4. Grind together the red bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, and ginger.
5. Heat a thin layer of groundnut oil in a pot, and add some diced onions. Stir well, and add the green bell pepper, green beans, sausages, carrots, spring onions, prawns, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook for a few minutes, stirring.
6. Stir in the ground tomato mixture, as well as the curry powder, thyme, and a little water. Bring to a boil and season with salt.
7. Stir the drained rice into the sauce, cover, and cook until the liquid is absorbed.