My First Time Preparing Pineapple Rice.

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It's been a great week so far, and somehow, I have been in the mood to try out new recipes in the kitchen. I have a list of those recipes I want to give a try, and after going through them, I settled for pineapple rice.

I have seen this recipe several times on the blockchain and won't lie about the urge to give it a try because I can't imagine the taste of pineapple cooked with rice. I always procrastinated about it until now and didn't regret giving this a try.

This recipe is fantastic, and as difficult as it might look to prepare this, it was actually easier than I expected. The taste, aroma, and nutritional value of this recipe are just on point for me, plus I just included this in my favorite rice recipe.

Let's get to the preparation.

Ingredients

  • 700g of pineapple

  • 3 milk cups of rice

  • 4 pcs of carrot

  • 4 pcs of tomatoes

  • 12 pcs of scotch bonnet pepper

  • 1 green bell pepper

  • 10 pcs of green pea

  • 1 teaspoon of curry

  • 50ml of groundnut oil

  • ½ tablespoon of salt

  • 1 piece of onion

  • 10 pcs of basil leaves

  • 50ml of mixed pepper

Procedure

  • I started with processing my pineapple.

  • I washed the back of the pineapple before cutting it open and made sure one half is bigger than the other.
  • I cut out a bit of the pineapple core to create a space for scooping it out.
  • I scooped out the pineapple core into a bowl and kept it aside.

The idea was to blend it, but since there was no electricity, I just left it since the pineapple core is already in a mashed state.


  • I moved on to processing the veggies.
  • I poured my veggies into a bowl, rinsed them thoroughly, and started processing.
  • I sliced the tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, carrots, and onions.

  • I sliced the green pea, green bell pepper, and the basil leaves as well.


  • With the veggies processed, I decided to parboil my rice.
  • I boiled some water, rinsed my rice and turned them in the boiling water.
  • I allowed it to cook for about 8 minutes before turning the rice into a sieve.
  • I drained the water and set the rice aside.

  • I heated my pot and added groundnut oil.
  • The groundnut oil heated before I turned in my carrot and onions.

  • I added the Scotch bonnet pepper.
  • I added the green pea, and green bell pepper.

  • I added the tomatoes.
  • I added the mixed pepper, 1 teaspoon of curry powder, and finally added ½ tablespoon of salt.
  • I allowed all these ingredients to fry for about 8 minutes under low heat.
  • The mashed pineapple joined the party, and I was feeling excited at this point already.
  • I allowed the ingredients to fry again for another 5 minutes, still on low heat, before adding enough water to cook the rice completely.
  • I allowed the ingredients to boil before turning the parboiled rice into the pot and stirred everything in the pot properly to ensure the ingredients mix well with the rice.
  • I allowed it to cook properly and eventually added the basil leaves too.
  • I stirred the rice again and let it cook for just 3 minutes before turning off the heat.

The aroma that came from the recipe immediately it was ready made me hungry, and I just couldn't wait to eat.

I served the pineapple rice the traditional way and that actually boosted my appetite.

I actually enjoyed the recipe with my family, and it was worth every time, penny, and energy that was invested into preparing the meal.

I hope you love this recipe and would love to know if you have other methods of preparing your pineapple rice.

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It looks so good. I will definitely try this as well some day.

George has done it again ooo. This looks so yummy 🤤. I might give it a try someday