This is a simple and exquisite rice dish. The pumpkin gives it a nice taste. Especially when served with grilled chicken. My family and I enjoyed it. This a must try recipe. Hope you will try it. You will love it. 

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

1 cup pumpkin (peeled & diced)

Grilled Chicken

1 cup chopped spinach

1 cup blended tomatoes, red bell peppers & onions

1 diced onion

1 tsp Asmie's Kitchen Jollof Rice Spice

1 tsp curry 

2 stove cubes

Salt to taste 

1 satchet onga stew

1 tbsp ground fresh curry leaves

 1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste

1/2 cooking spoon palm oil

Method

Parboil the rice, wash and strain.

Heat the palm oil in a medium pot. Saute the ginger - garlic paste for a minute on low flame.

 Increase the flame to medium. Add the diced onion and pumpkin. Stir fry for 3 minutes.  Pour the blended tomatoes, onions and red bell peppers and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add the ground curry leaves, seasonings and spices. 

Stir in the rice and pour 1/2 cup of water. Cook on medium flame till the water is almost absorbed in the rice. Then lastly, add the chopped spinach. Stir once and cook on low flame. 

 Serve with grilled chicken and enjoy! You can serve a lone or with fish.

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