3,500 naira

Suya rice is a combo of your favorite Street delicacy Suya and delicious Jollof Rice in one meal. This is a super easy meal to prepare and takes less than 45 minutes from start to finish. Perfect for a weekday dinner when you just need something to serve your family without having to spend too much money or too much time in the kitchen.

Suya rice or Suya Jollof rice is an exciting twist to your regular jollof rice and to make the dish more nutritious, delicious and exciting, you can add some diced vegetables like carrot, green or red bell peppers, green peas and green onions. Let’s make the most perfect Suya Rice for less than 5k.

Ready in 45 minutes

Serves 4 people

745 calories

Ingredients

2 cups of parboiled rice (1000 naira)
Suya beef (1000 naira)
Sachet of Ginger and Garlic powder (100 naira)
1 Onion (100 naira)
Vegetable oil (500 naira)
Fresh tomatoes and pepper-Chopped (500 naira)
2 seasoning cubes (100 naira)
Mixed vegetables- Green and red bell peppers, carrots, green peas and green onions (Optional)
Sachets of Curry and Thyme powder (200 naira)
Salt to taste

Preparation

In a cooking pan add some oil and allow to heat up then throw in the chopped onion and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger powder to the frying mix before adding the Suya.

Ask the seller for extra yagi pepper as it not only packs heat but also a ton of flavor.

Allow everything to cook for about 5 minutes while stirring before adding the chopped tomatoes and pepper. Add a generous amount of curry and thyme powder and the seasoning cubes.

While the sauce is cooking, parboil the rice by adding it to a clean pot, add water to it and cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes before straining out the water. Give the rice a good rinse before placing it back into the pot.

When the sauce is ready, you’ll know when the oil starts to float on top.

If you are using mixed vegetables add it to the sauce when it’s 90% ready, you do not want the vegetables to overcook to prevent them from getting too soggy.
Transfer the sauce to the parboiled rice with enough water to cover the rice and salt to taste.