NIGERIAN CURRY POWDER RECIPES

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, combine 4 chopped plum tomatoes, red bell peppers, chopped red onion, habanero peppers, garlic cloves, tomato paste, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and water. Puree until smooth.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the remaining tomato, sliced onion, remaining salt, and remaining pepper. Sauté until fragrant.
• Add steak, rosemary, paprika, curry powder, and bullion cubes. Cook until the steak is golden brown and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Add the blended tomato and pepper mixture and the bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer at low heat for 20 minutes, until the stew has thickened.
• Fish out the bay leaf.
• Remove stew from heat and let sit 10 minutes.
• Serve with white rice and fried plantains. Garnish with scallions and parsley, if desired.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a blender, combine tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper and onions; purée. Pour out half the purée into a bowl; set aside. Add the bell peppers to the purée remaining in the blender and pulse until smooth. Add to the mixture that was set aside and stir to combine.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add blended vegetables along with the salt, curry powder, ground chile pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, bay leaves, ginger and thyme. Bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir in the rice until well mixed, then reduce the heat to low.
• Cover pot and let cook until rice is al dente, about 45 minutes. Check after 30 minutes; if rice is sauce-logged, remove the lid to cook off the excess sauce. If rice seems dry, stir in 1 to 2 cups water. Allow the rice at the bottom of the pot to char a bit to infuse it with a smoky flavor.