# West African One Pot Chicken and Rice

This West African-inspired one-pot chicken and rice dish features a smoky flavor from a popular cooking technique, depth from a tomato base, and richness from peanut butter, finished with a hint of lime.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g bone-in chicken thighs
- 400 g long grain parboiled rice, washed
- 30 g palm oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, blended
- 300 g red bell pepper
- 200 g tomatoes
- 1 –2 scotch bonnet
- 100 g natural peanut butter
- 60 g tomato paste
- 2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp dried thyme
- Salt to taste
- 700 ml hot chicken stock
- 100 g spinach or scent leaf

## Instructions

1. Season chicken with 1 tbsp each salt, thyme, curry powder & paprika.
2. Brown the seasoned chicken in palm oil.
3. Remove the chicken from the pot.
4. In the same pot, sauté the onion.
5. Fry the tomato paste.
6. Add the blended pepper mix (bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and scotch bonnet blended with some water).
7. Let the mixture reduce by half.
8. Season again with 1 tbsp each thyme, curry & paprika.
9. Whisk peanut butter with warm water or stock until smooth.
10. Stir the whisked peanut butter into the sauce.
11. Add the washed rice to the pot.
12. Return the chicken to the pot.
13. Pour in the stock, ensuring the liquid is slightly above the rice.
14. Cover and cook on low heat for 30–35 minutes.
15. Add spinach or scent leaf and steam for 5 minutes.
16. Rest the dish for 10 minutes.
17. Fluff and serve.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender
- foil (optional)

## Tips

- Use a popular cooking technique for a smoky flavor.
- Adding foil under the lid for that smoky Jollof Rice bottom flavor is optional.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtIu3tR-I7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/876ccdc0-2635-478d-bca2-baebb20531f7
- Extracted: 2026-06-23

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