Nigerian Green Curry Rice
It borrows from Thai Green curry paste but it is definitely Nigerian in its flavours and richness.
Ingredients
Curry
- ½ green bell pepper
- green scotch bonnet or red
- 5 green chilli (shombo or red)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon tumeric
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- ½ medium onion
- 1 seasoning cube
- ¼ cup water
Rice ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ medium onion (chopped)
- 4 tablespoon curry paste
- 1 seasoning cube
- 1-2 tablespoons ground crayfish
- 2 cups cooked rice
- salt
Instructions
- Wash the peppers. Remove seeds from green bell pepper. Peel garlic cloves, fresh ginger and onion.
- Put all curry ingredients in a blender with water or in a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Pour vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-low, add chopped onions and fry until soft.
- Add curry paste, fry until dry with oil floating on top.
- Sprinkle crayfish and seasoning cube into the curry, stir. Taste for salt and add. Fry a little.
- Add rice and stir for about 2-3 mins to fry and mix well.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water, cover steam on low heat for 2 minutes.
- Green curry rice is ready.