Elevated White Rice(Nigerian style)

1. Step 1

   Wash the parboiled white rice thoroughly.

   
2. Step 2

   Bring water to a boil , add washed rice and sprinkle a pinch of salt into the almost boiling water.

   

   
3. Step 3

   Add the rice into the boiling water and mix well to combine.

   
4. Step 4

   Cover the pot and cook until the rice is tender and the water has dried up.

   

   
5. Step 5

   Add the diced carrot, sweet corn, green peas, and butter. You can use spring onions instead of peas or add both.

   
6. Step 6

   Mix everything well to combine.

   

   
7. Step 7

   Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn off the heat.

   

   
8. Step 8

   Serve and enjoy with your favorite Nigerian stew or sauce.

   

For Nigerian rice (non-basmati)

1. Step 1

   After cooking the rice for 5 minutes in boiling water, sieve out the rice and rinse it to remove excess starch.
2. Step 2

   Boil another 1 cup of water in a pot .Once it boils, add the rinsed rice,pinch of salt and cook for the second time.
3. Step 3

   Be careful with the amount of water to avoid over-softening the rice.
4. Step 4

   When tender and water dried up. Follow same instructions in the picture below