Ofada Fried Rice
If you've got ofada rice, carrots and green beans, you're most of the way to this dish: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: not verified. We could not confirm seasoning cubes, bouillon cubes from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Peanut
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How to make it
- Rinse the ofada rice several times until the water runs much clearer, then parboil it in salted water for about 10 minutes, drain and rinse again to keep the grains separate.
- Return the rice to the pot with fresh water just covering it, add one crumbled seasoning cube and a pinch of salt, and cook over low heat until tender but not mushy, then spread it on a tray to cool and dry slightly.
- Dice the carrots, bell peppers and green beans into small even pieces and finely chop the onion and spring onions.
- Heat the groundnut oil in a wide pan or wok over high heat, add the onion and fry for 1 minute, then add the carrots and green beans and stir-fry for 3 minutes so they stay crisp.
- Add the bell peppers, the curry powder and the remaining seasoning cube, and stir-fry for another 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Tip in the cooled rice and toss continuously over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes so everything combines and heats through evenly.
- Scatter in the spring onions, taste and adjust the salt, toss once more and serve immediately.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Large pot · Saucepan · Wok
Tips & common questions
How long does Ofada Fried Rice take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Ofada Fried Rice suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Ofada Fried Rice is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Cooked Ofada rice garnished with fried plantain.jpg by Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.