NIGERIAN RICE AND BEANS

 

 

 A mixture of rice and beans to get the perfect balanced diet meal. Best enjoyed for Lunch or dinner as a main meal. Learn more.

 

Ingredients

• Rice - 2 cigar cups
• 500g Beans - 1 cigar cup
• Tomato stew
• Chicken or Fish
• Pepper
• Salt - to taste
• Onions - 2 medium sized bulbs
• Seasoning cubes.

 

Preparation Method

Step 1

Wash the beans, discard the water and rinse the beans.

 

Step 2

Put the beans in a pot, pour some water and set to boil. Once the beans starts boiling, turn off the heat, pour away the water & wash again. These steps will help minimize the indigestion associated with beans for most people.

 

Step 3

Prepare the tomato stew, Parboil the rice, cook the chicken till tender with the chopped onions & Knorr cubes.

 

Step 4

 If you prefer to use fish, boil the fish for 5 minutes using the same amount of seasoning. Fry or grill the chicken or the fish and set aside.

 

Step 5

Cook the beans till tender and set aside, Pour the chicken/fish stock into a pot big enough to accommodate the rice & beans, remember the rice will rise some more.

 

Step 6

Add the tomato stew, the parboiled rice and the cooked beans.

 

Step 7

Check that the water level is just less than the level of the rice & beans, Add pepper and salt to taste.

 

Step 8

Stir, cover the pot and cook at low to medium heat till the water is dry.

 

Step 9

This meal can be served with the fried chicken, fish or fried plantain as you desire.