Nigerian fried rice

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg chicken
• 1 Thumb sized ginger( chopped or minced)
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 knorr chicken cube
• 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme (or 3 stems fresh thyme)
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups basmati rice (sella basmati or parboiled rice (see note 2) )
• 2 cups meat stock
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp white pepper (optional)
• 1/2 bell pepper
• 1 bunch sacllions
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 medium green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1/4 cup sweet corn (frozen or canned)
• handful green beans
• 1/2 tsp each: salt, garlic powder, curry, thyme
• 2 tsp white pepper (or cayenne pepper)
• 1 chicken cube
• 1/2 cup shrimp (cooked and fried see note 1)
• 1/3 cup beef liver (cooked, diced and fried)
• 3 tbs vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1

   In a medium pot, cook meat with the ingredients listed, boil for 15 -20 minutes. While meat is boiling, prepare your other ingredients.

2. 2

   When meat is cooked, separate meat from stock, fry, grill for airfry the meat.

3. 3

   Filter the meat broth, return broth back to pot, add washed rice, salt, pepper, curry and bell pepper chunks. Allow rice to boil until cooked but not completely soft. Fluff up, turn off heat and set aside.

4. 4

   Mainwhile, devein and fry shrimp, add a sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste. also, boil, dice and fry liver if using.

5. 5

   In a large wok or saucepan, heat up vegetable oil, fry vegetables starting with the carrots and green beans, add the other vegetables, and salt and the other spices, fry for 6-8 minuets.

6. 6

   Add cooked shrimp, liver, rice, stirfry for about 5 minutes then add chopped scallions(spring onions).

7. 7

   Stry fry fried rice for 5-8 minutes for the ultimate tasty fried rice and serve with coleslaw, fried meat and fried plantain.