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Jollof Dry Spice Mix Recipe

Submitted by West Africa Cooks on Sun, 2017-08-06 18:01

Summary

Yield
4 Servings
SourceZoe Adjonyoh
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Description

Jollof Dry Spice Mix Recipe. Makes 1 3/4 cups. What is jollof seasoning and what is jollof rice? This can be answered by many different people from the countries of Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Togo and Mali. Jollof rice is traditionally served at parties, celebrations and gatherings where ever you find African descendants around the world. Each country has their own take on the method. This particular recipe is a combination of spices from the restaurateur Zoe Adjonyoh of Ghanaian heritage, west Africa. It is an excerpted from Zoe's book called Zoe's Ghana Kitchen which you can buy and features on the website oprah.com. Here is how to make Jollof dry spice mix recipe. Enjoy and for more jollof rice recipes visit our cooking recipe pages. Here you will find chicken and jollof rice, other ghanaian spice mixes and jollof rice with chicken and plantain.

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons
ground ginger
3 1⁄2 tablespoons
garlic powder
6 tablespoons
dried chili flakes
1⁄4 cup
dried thyme
1⁄4 cup
ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons
ground nutmeg
2 1⁄2 tablespoons
ground coriander
1⁄4 teaspoon
kosher salt
1⁄4 teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 teaspoon
dried ground prawn/shrimp or crayfish powder (optional)

Instructions

How to make Jollof Dry Spice Mix Recipe?

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place and use within a few months.

Notes

Jollof rice, or jollof, also known as benachin in Wolof, popular in many West African countries such as Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Togo and Mali.

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