African style rice

Make it your way.

This African style rice a la Essi is a good for making a big portion at once. This way it is easy to take it for lunch the next day saving time and money! I made up this recipe and this was the first time I actually tried it, but it ended up being delicious! You can use different veggies, spices you like and different types of rice. You can also make it with chicken or shrimp if you like. Make it your way!

Ingredients:

2 cups long grain rice

a little over 3 cups of water

2 tsp salt

1 onion

Spinach

3 tomatoes

broccoli

mushrooms

cayenne pepper

lemon juice

fresh cilantro

2 garlic gloves

olive oil

cumin

black pepper

paprika

Chop the tomatoes and the onion. Clean and chop the mushrooms. In a sauce pan, fry the onion with some olive oil. Before the onion starts turning brown, Pour rice, salt and water into the pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add water if needed. Add the tomatoes and red pepper with chopped garlic. You can also squeeze some lemon juice and add the fresh chopped cilantro. Add all other veggies along with the seasoning and cook until rice is soft (about 10 minutes).  Enjoy!

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