Nigerian Style Fried Rice

Name: Nigerian Style Fried Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 pieces of chicken thighs; 1 tbsp of curry powder; 1 tsp of turmeric; 2 cloves of minced garlic; 1 tbsp of light soy sauce; 1 tsp of black pepper; 1 tsp of sea salt; 1 cup of carrot chopped; 4 cloves of garlic chopped; 1 thumb sized ginger chopped; 1 large onion diced; A knob of unsalted butter; 1 tbsp of curry powder; 1 tbsp of chilli powder; 1 tsp of turmeric; 1 tbsp of soy sauce; 3 cups of basmati rice washed; 300ml of chicken stock or vegetable stock; 1 tsp of sea salt; A bunch of spring onion chopped; 1 tbsp of vegetable oil

5 steps

Prep:45minCook:1h

This is my version of my mum's Nigerian fried rice using a different technique and my mum's secret ingredient to her fried rice.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:20:49 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

Chicken Marinade

4 pieceschicken thighs

1 Tbspcurry powder

1 tspturmeric

2cloves garlic

minced

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspsea salt

For Fried Rice

1 cupcarrot

1 Tbspcurry powder

1 Tbspchilli powder

1 tspturmeric

1 Tbspsoy sauce

3 cupsbasmati rice

washed

300mlchicken stock

or vegetable stock

1 tspsea salt

spring onion

chopped

1 Tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, add in the ingredients and mix together. Allow to marinade for 30 mins or overnight(even better).

Step 2

In a dutch oven or heavy duty pot on medium high heat, add in some vegetable oil and the chicken pieces and sear them until light brown on each side for 3 mins. Do this in batches. Remove chicken pieces and set aside.

Step 3

Add in butter and a bit vegetable oil into the pot. Add in the onions and cook for 1 min or until onions have softened. Add in the garlic, ginger and carrot and cook for 2 mins or until fragrant. Add in turmeric, curry powder and chill powder and stir together until well incorporated.

Step 4

Add in the basmati rice and mix tighten with the other ingredients. Add in the soy sauce, chicken bullion cubes and stir together until well incorporated. Add the chicken pieces back into the pot. Reduce the heat to medium low heat and cook the rice for 30 to 40 mins until the rice and chicken is fully cooked.

Step 5

Remove the chicken pieces and check the rice for seasoning and adjust seasoning if necessary. Add in the spring onions and a knob of butter, mix together. Add back the chicken pieces. Remove from the heat and enjoy !