Fried rice is one of the most widely eaten Nigerian food; it is accepted by almost every Nigerian both at home and in Diaspora. The process of making fried rice is a bit complicating but gets easier with time.
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Here is the complete ingredient for making this delicious Nigerian food although some of them could be omitted depending of personal preferences.
Ingredients for Nigeria fried rice. (6-8 persons)
- 4 cups of rice
- 5 cups of sliced Cabbage
- 2 cups of sliced Carrot
- Green beans {2 cups}
- Peas {half cup}(optional)
- 1 cup of sliced Green pepper
- Liver {0.3kg}
- Meat {2kg}(chicken, beef or goat meat)
- Vegetable oil {150ml}
- 1 cup of sliced Onions
- Curry powder (coloring spice) {2 Tablespoons}
- Salt and pepper to taste
I made fried rice with goat meat in the video below; it is easier to follow the video if you are not on a mobile device (although most mobile devices can now play internet videos).
What you find above is a deliciously made fried rice with grilled chicken. I do have a Complete Resource Here for how to grill chicken, fish, how to make salads, plus recipes for the top ten Nigerian rice meals. Awesome!!!
Preparation
Most Nigerian foods start with you parboiling the meat to be used, Most Niaja foods including fried rice goes along with fried or cooked meat. The most popular meat in Nigerian is either chicken or beef.
Parboil the goat meat, chicken or any other you chose with all the necessary ingredient (teaspoon of salt, half cup of sliced onions, teaspoon of thyme spice, teaspoon of curry, 2 cubes of maggi or knorr). Allow the meat to cook for ten to fifteen minutes, taste for salt, then pick out and grill, deep fry or barbecue. Be sure to reserve the stock (meat water)
Chop the cabbage, green beans, carrot, liver and set aside in a wide tray as you can find in the video below or the image above. This process is easy, I normally use just a knife and chopping board or a tray.
Remove the white center seeds from the green pepper and also slice.
Parboil the 4 cups of rice also and cook with half of the meat stock (water from the meat) and two cups of water, cook until it is about 80% done. (You will learn more about this from the video below). You have to observe the rice closely. it doesnt need to be too soft or too hard, just almost done. You can add water as you observe.
Here is how to make Fried Rice In Nigeria
Set your cooking pot on heat, allow to dry, then pour in about 150ml of groundnut or vegetable oil (some folks also prefer cooking margarine) If you want to use cooking margarine 150g would be enough.
Note: It is better to continue with the same oil you used while frying the meat (that is only if you fried the meats), you can reduce it to 150ml.
Allow to heat then add the sliced onions stir for 1-2 minutes then add the chopped carrot and green beans, any of this two can actually go first. Add the cabbage also.
Stir for 1-2 minutes then add the curry powder (Curry is a yellowish spice that actually adds the yellowish color of fried rice, add and stir till you are satisfied with the color.) meat stock (water from the meat), add ground pepper (optional), add a teaspoon of salt and the chopped liver, add 1-2 cubes of maggi or knorr then stir and taste, you may add more salt.
You would have a yellowish mixture which would often taste overly spiced, don’t worry the rice would balance the taste. (If it doesn’t taste overly spiced it is advisable to add another cube of maggi and salt so it doesn’t become tasteless after you add the white rice {a trick}).
If you are satisfied with the taste then add the green pepper, stir, add the almost-done white rice, stir, cover your pot and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, you are done with fried rice.
Serve with the fried or grilled meat (chicken, beef etc.)
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Video On Making Nigerian Fried Rice.
Above is a video for making Nigerian fried rice, here I made it with goat meat and also covered the process of making the goat meat barbecue that the rice was served with.
We also made goat meat barbecue in the video above which was served together with the fried rice. Remember that most Nigerian foods are often served with either fried/cooked meat or fish.
Another Nigerian Rice Recipe – Jollof Rice – Fried Rice, you will also understand why I think Nigerian jollof rice is the easiest Nigerian recipe
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Comments
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June 19, 2013
Hi Chy, I really appreciate your message on how to make fried rice. I often get things done wrong whenever i’m preparing this meal. I always fry my cooked rice in the thick sauce made from my fried ingredients. But at the end of it all, i often realise that the taste of the fried ingredient doesn’t really enter the rice. Anyway, now i have a new method which i believe will produce a better result. Thanks so much. Please, is it advisable to use green colouring for fried rice? I’ve seen someone who used it and colour of d rice wasn’t bad.
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September 25, 2016
Good day chy, I just messed up my Sunday fried rice, no taste again at all. Thanks will follow this method now on.
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June 19, 2013
Hello joy, you are welcomed. It is very ok to use the green coloring for fried rice but I believe curry is a more natural and tasty ingredients for that purpose.
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June 19, 2013
It is nice to learn all of these wonderful recipes from you, fried rice is the most popular food in my house, my husband and kids love it very much but for a long time I have been doing it all wrong until I visited this page. Your method of cooking friend rice is fantastic, the first time I tried your method my husband cleared his plate, I felt on top of the world.
It is so nice to learn all of this from you, your products are great too, I have been using the 50 delicious Nigerian Recipes, I love everything about the Nigerian Kitchen please keep up the good work, God bless you
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June 20, 2013
Thanks for the fried rice video, looks great! Please how do I download the 50 Delicious recipes (ebooks and videos? I live in Nigeria and don’t have a credit card, can I pay cash?
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June 20, 2013
Hello Obioma, yes, you can purchase my products via cash deposit or bank transfer. See the product pages, you will find the links that would direct you
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June 20, 2013
Thanks for teaching me how to make fried rice, I eat a lot of friend rice because I love the taste.
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June 28, 2013
Thanks for the reCipe, but do you think it is right to use cabbage for fried rice? I was thinking that the only necessary ingredients are just carrot, green beans, peas, liver, onions and green pepper. Maybe I have to try the one with cabbage.
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June 28, 2013
Hello Ruth, you can use cabbage for fried rice, it all depends on taste and choice. Cabbage tend to increase its nutritional value and make it a lot enjoyable.
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July 10, 2013
Wow! I can’t wait to try this too. This seem like the most delicious Nigerian food. And it looks healthy too
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July 29, 2013
I ℓ°̩kƸ ur fried rice recipe. Its delicious
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August 1, 2013
Wow that was awesome.i actually tried cooking fried rice bt mine did nt par boil the rice…but from what am seeing am goin to prepare the real fried rice..tnx so much.
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August 13, 2013
Thanks for this. Recipe, will try the one of cabbage. as soon as possible. Ure the best.
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August 13, 2013
Pls can we get salad recipe and preparation too.
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August 15, 2013
Am not clear wit the fried rice preparation cos hav heard u can use green pepper, tanx though, pls want 2 learn how to make chicken pepper soup for my friend birthday. Pls send it 2 my mail.
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August 27, 2013
my dear u r doing a very wonderful job. u r simply d best. pls keep d good work up
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September 6, 2013
thanks for the step by step of how to make fried rice i find very
helpful i will appreciate if u also help me with the step by step
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September 10, 2013
Wow!!
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September 22, 2013
Wow, is nice…Please how do I get your book?
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September 23, 2013
Great recipe. Am Cameronian but I love cooking some Nigerian foods. I usually add canned fresh corn to the vegetables when frying, but I’ve. Never used cabbage. This is delicious! Thanks
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October 1, 2013
Wow,u ar a darling
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October 14, 2013
Wow nice one..thanks alot. Pls how do I get ur book?
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October 31, 2013
Wow dis is sweet and i cant wait 2 cook fried rice 4 my family, beliv me my family is going 2 enjoy it. Tanx so much
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November 15, 2013
you are wonderful, God bless u. i av red so much books about hw 2 prepare fried rice, yours were absolutely outstanding.
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December 11, 2013
You are doing perfectly well.i’v realy learnt so much 4rm u.keep it up! I tried purchasing one of ur ebook (10 rice recipe) but my payment was not honoured.what do i do
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December 13, 2013
Wow now I no how to prepare fried rice without any mistake but if I may ask can I use sweet corn when preparing my fried rice?
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December 14, 2013
Hello Ijeoma, yes, you can add sweet corn to fried rice. @ Eze, you can try direct bank deposit or a transfer, thanks.
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December 23, 2013
Fried rice wif cabbage is awesome….I ve tried it n it turned out fine….I can’t subscribe for d weekly news letter it keep saying invalid email …help will love to receive more delicious recipe
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January 17, 2014
I like green pepper in fried rice, how do I go about it seeing that your post didn’t include it? Do I also fry it?
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January 20, 2014
There is green pepper my dear, you don’t need to fry it. Just add before the white rice
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January 18, 2014
I have always used a different method for my fried rice, I tink I will give your method a trial and let you know how it turned out
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March 9, 2014
Thank you so much 4 the recipe. But I thought sweetcorn and green peas is also important ingredient?. Thank you so much.
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March 9, 2014
Hello Bisi, thanks for your comment. Yes, you can also add sweet corn and green peas.
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March 17, 2014
Thanks alot 4 d recipe.But can i use any type of curry or must it be a curry without chilli and what do i do if d meat water is really small?Tnks in advance.
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March 18, 2014
Sure you can use any kind of curry as long as it adds the necessary yellowish color. Also, it doesn’t matter the size of the meat water, just make sure it doesn’t get dried the next time. 😀
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May 10, 2014
This is so delicious. Please how will i get your book?
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May 25, 2014
Thanks for teaching us. I just made fried rice following ur directions, and d result is nice, hubby cleared his plate.*winks *. Thanks a bunch
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June 29, 2014
pls chy can i pay tru ATM transfer?And hw can i get it frm osun state
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July 6, 2014
sure @ Yemisi, thanks
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September 17, 2014
I Want To Get Your Book How Do You Get It Please Reply Before 18 Of September 2014 Or Through My Email Please. Thank You. God Bless You.
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September 18, 2014
You can always order the cookbook from the sales page, click on the image of the book at the right hand side or bottom of this page to learn more. Thanks
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September 23, 2014
i really appricate u for taking time to help to state out recipe of making fried rice. But my qusion is this: what exactly recipe for prepararing 30 cups?
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September 23, 2014
lol, you can do the maths… based on the listed ingredients above.
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September 30, 2014
Thanks very much for stating the ingredient for fried rice and direction to prepare it.
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November 6, 2014
Looks delish 🙂
Hungry already
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November 17, 2014
Hi, tanx 4 d expo on how to cook fried rice, I try it nd it works out perfectly
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November 20, 2014
Ok, I am delighted that you got it right. Chy
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November 21, 2014
Am really educated. Thanks alot
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December 4, 2014
hi dear tanks for d recipes i like it i will give it a try,keep doing d good work.
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December 9, 2014
i really love ur recipe and procedure on this medium thanks to u.
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December 10, 2014
Am so delighted to have come across this site. was planning to go to a part time catering school for over 3 months now to improve my cooking for my husband but time constraint in this Lagos. God bless you. Cant wait to try my hands on these few cookery video have watched. Am gonna surprise my husband this Xmas season. Thanks
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December 11, 2014
A big thank you to Nigeria Kitchen education on this page. Am going to prepare fried rice for my family this Xmas following your guide in this page.
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December 19, 2014
You said parboil the rice with half of the meat water. Please expantiate. Do you mean after washing the rice it is the meat water that you use to parboil it? When does this meat water come in? I do love this recipe.
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December 22, 2014
Yes, it is half the meat water (stock) plus more water.
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December 19, 2014
U’re a blessing to Nigerians. Please keep up the good work.
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December 30, 2014
wow this is great can’t wait to try it out for my family this season. God bless u dearly.
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December 30, 2014
mus i use the meat water ie my stock to perboil the rice? Thanks alot.
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January 4, 2015
not a must, but it sure makes a difference.
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January 3, 2015
Thanks for your recipe. Its really educating. But my question is, should I boil the liver along with other meat before using?
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January 4, 2015
Sure, you can boil the liver alongside other meat or just boil it alone with some ingredients.
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January 19, 2015
Can i use margarine in place of groundnut oil.wat’s d taste like.
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January 21, 2015
You are truly a role model Ma. I always check your site before embarking on any cooking.. lol and always get great results. Infact, av been nick named small caterer at home. Thank you and pls keep up the good work.
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February 3, 2015
Thanks a lot. I have learnt new tips on how to make tasty fried rice. Your tips on how to parboil the rice with the chicken juice is an eye opener. Keep up the good job.
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February 5, 2015
thanks a lot for the recipe. it helped me a lot.
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February 10, 2015
I’m in my late 20s I cook well expt for some dishes lik fried rice,came across ur site now nd I got the best result.simple and yummy!i bookmarked this site already
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February 28, 2015
I dnt use cabbage for my fried rice. I even add chopped tatashe to mine, but dis sure looks greats. I’ll try it with cabbage.
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February 28, 2015
Hmmm, dis is yummy chy.Am salivating already. I dnt use cabbage for my fried rice. I even add chopped tatashe to mine, but dis sure looks greats. I’ll try it with cabbage.
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February 28, 2015
Waooo! Nice one.
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March 9, 2015
very beautiful would difinately try this one
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March 17, 2015
tanks for your teaching on how to prepare fried rice, I will try it right away, please can u help me with how to prepare white chicken sauce, vegetable soup (with water leave) and moi moi, thanks please send to my email
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March 21, 2015
wow big thanks to you ut was a wonderful fried rice Saturday with my friend…. thank you… muah
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April 19, 2015
Thanks so much for the recipe, I’m a zimbabwean but interact a lot with nigerians.I’m so much into your food and will definitely start making fried rice your way coz I’ve been doing it wrong all this while.
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April 21, 2015
Have tried cooking fried rice couple of times but not with cabbage. So am gonna try your own method then with cabbage. Thanks you are doing a gteat work
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May 20, 2015
Great Recipe! U’re really doing a great job here. Pls if i want to cook 10kg of fried Rice or for party, pls whats d quantity of d ingredients needed?
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May 23, 2015
do they use sausage in cooking of fried rice
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May 26, 2015
sure, if you like.
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June 20, 2015
chy,
You are gr8 and your recipes is gr8.You are sweet and surely the Fried rice Will be sweet too when I cook it for my family.pls send all useful materials to my mail and how to get them.Thank u………ma
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July 13, 2015
Fnx 4 d procedure…i cn nw prepare fried rice for my fianace witawt mistake…kudooosss
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July 13, 2015
Buh wen do i add d sweet corn n do i boil it?
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July 13, 2015
You add sweet corn just when you add the rice, thanks
Chy
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July 15, 2015
Thank u very much for making me kw more about kitchen.
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July 19, 2015
Vry gud nd helps in improvement on cooking for people
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July 20, 2015
wow!.its realy great method,I have been looking for a way 2 learn more on how 2 cook fried rice,just cant wait 2 try this method,the ones I have been making dont even givd a test of fried rice.tanx 4 sharing ur idea.
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July 29, 2015
wow nice,this my first time of visiting this website. due to people’s comment on this website wow it is realy a helpin hand
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July 29, 2015
I really love this. I make fried rice but not the way you made yours. I will try your style. love you
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August 4, 2015
Hi,
I am not really the cooking type but I’m married to a man who loves good food,lol thus the search for variety. I stumbled on All Nig. Food during one of my search online and now I am glued. Not only for the variety but also the simplicity involved in making these delicacies. Now I get more and more complement after each meal and guess what even his friends look forward to my meals whenever they have the opportunity to visit our home.
Now I feel like a queen all thanks to Chy and her kitchen! #kisses #.
Thanks
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August 5, 2015
Hi hav not tried dis method before but i will tried i think it will be easily 4 me in my new restuarant
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August 5, 2015
Tanx so much 4 dis right up, I tried it and it came out excellently well and very delicious. God bless u ma
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August 9, 2015
God I quarreled with my mum today and she then told me to cook fried rice for the family for the first time, I was scared because I didn’t know how to cook fried rice. Through out the service I was thinking of what to do then I remembered what my colleague says Google has it all, I typed how to make fried rice and your recipe popped up. I just finished cooking and everyone loved it. Thank you and God bless you
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August 9, 2015
Wow! that was so nice to ready dear, I am also happy for you.
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August 11, 2015
Wow very lovely and delicious fried rice. Thanks for teaching me. Pls I also need the 50 delicious recipes ebook and video. How do I get it and what does it cost? Pls am very interested in learning different types of meals. Waiting for response thanks so much.
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August 19, 2015
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August 26, 2015
Helo chy I luv ur recipes so much because they are wonderful, but how abt boiling d rice with d curry? instead of adding d curry to veggies when frying and den pouring in your white rice because I v always prepared my fried rice dat way, is it a bad method?
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August 27, 2015
When it comes to making foods, no method is actually bad as long as it turns out well.
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August 30, 2015
Hi chy. U r really a God sent. I love all ur recipes, I tried dis method nd it works. Pls I’ll need more recipe. Kisssssses. Love you.
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September 18, 2015
Wow am so happy dat am connected to dis kitchen, before I do fry rice before d ingredients, hmm, but nw is different, am so happy to be part of Nigeria kitchen, Thanks
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September 28, 2015
will really be delighted
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September 29, 2015
Wit dis site, i’v nw learn hw 2 prepare fried rice
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October 1, 2015
Thank u very much for the fried Rice recipe I love it. Happy Independent .
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October 15, 2015
hi chy…… I luv d fried rice recipe nd when i applied it..lt came out really nice. …fnks..
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October 22, 2015
looks yummy, thanks dear
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October 26, 2015
wow dis is great, I will try it dis wknd
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October 27, 2015
I love ur recipe, God bless
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November 18, 2015
yummy gummy !!!!thanks can’t wait to start cooking!
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November 25, 2015
Nice 1,i just prepared it now,and it was wonderful!the best I have ever done.
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December 23, 2015
Trying it out this Xmas.. Thanks.. I have been following ur site n I have tried most of the foods there n it turned out wonderful.. Thanks
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January 13, 2016
I cook fried rice a lot, but i usually add most of my ingredient while parboiling before mixing it with d fried veggie. Sure would try yours and see how it turns out.
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January 16, 2016
Very nice. Plz is it the same method if am preparing fried rice for large numbers of people. Thanks.
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January 19, 2016
yes, just multiply the ingredients.
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January 22, 2016
Wow! Chi, you’ve simplified cooking, Thanks a trillion.
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February 7, 2016
wow dis fabulous and educating tanx
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February 12, 2016
wao, this is great, God bless u for dis wonderful recipes
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March 7, 2016
Oh mehn I hv not try to or cooked fried rice in my life but with what am seeing here am already salivating. Cant wait to try dis. Tnx my love for teaching me. Luv ya…
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March 21, 2016
I got ur two cook book last week. As for the fried rice, I prefer to add the curry, Maggi, salt and pepper and any other spice I want to use when I am cooking the rice with chicken stock. Then I add the vegetables to the frying oil. I put in the cooked and spiced rice two cooking spoon at a time and I turn in the frying vegetables. It always comes out well.
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March 24, 2016
I really love ur cooking lessons please can’t I get your book by cash on delivery am in Ibadan I don’t want issue of sending money and not getting the book tanx …please reply as soon as possible
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March 25, 2016
Pay on delivery only work in Lagos and portharcourt. however, we have 100% deliverability across all states of the federation and other 220 countries of the world. thousands of orders have been successfully shipped to these addresses.
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March 26, 2016
Plz how can we Fry our chicken to b as red as urs in the picture above?n must we grill for it to look that way?wat if u we don’t have a griller how else can we make our chicken red?
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April 11, 2016
can you parboil your rice with the meat pulp ( ie the meat stock)? and then mix up the vegetable with the rice after the vegetables must have being fried.
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April 12, 2016
Sure, you can try that.
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April 25, 2016
Can’t see the video. Where do I watch the video of how to make fried rice? Thank you!
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May 1, 2016
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. Sure am gonna try it this weak. Continue to shine ma.
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September 29, 2016
I tried your recipe for fried rice, I must confess its d best I have prepared so far. I only added sweet corn and crayfish, d taste was great.
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October 10, 2016
i love ur lesson i will try ur style
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October 17, 2016
I love your method, it really cool, thanks a lot
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December 26, 2016
I used this method it was amazing, I wish to cook more, I can’t wait to eat it
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December 28, 2016
I just cooked it now…. And it turned out good n nice.hubby said it’s really delicious…. Asking whr I learnt dz recipe.. All thnks to you dear
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February 21, 2017
Tnks much chy,so when do I add d cabbage? Didn’t see it in your post
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May 4, 2017
so so perfect’ i so much love the taste’ thanks chy’ my bf and bff love it…
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June 8, 2017
Sure, you can go ahead and place your order.
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July 1, 2017
Nice recipe, keep up the good work.I usually wash my rice l,drain it and then fry it for a while before cooking further with meat stock n water.though I learnt to add cabbage to my fried rice on ur blog n i have stick to doing dat for years.once again tanx chy.
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August 30, 2017
how much is the book
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August 31, 2017
Just 4000 for the ultimate Nigerian cookbook.
Call us.
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August 31, 2017
Woow..! thats really great, thank you very much, more grace to you