What ingredients are in Jollof Rice?

Jollof Rice uses 13 ingredients. The biggest cost is typically protein (chicken, beef, or fish) and the staple base (rice, garri, or yam).

How many people does one pot serve?

Our base recipe serves 5. Use the calculator on this page to scale up or down.

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Jollof Rice

Name: Jollof Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 2 kg Rice (long grain); 1 kg Tomatoes (fresh); 0.3 kg Pepper (scotch bonnet/rodo); 0.5 kg Onions; 1 pieces Tomato paste (tin); 0.3 litres Vegetable oil; 6 pieces Seasoning cubes (Maggi/Knorr); 2 tablespoons Curry powder; 1 tablespoons Thyme; 1 tablespoons Salt; 2 pieces Bay leaves; 1 kg Chicken; 1 litres Stock/broth

Nigeria's most iconic dish. A one-pot rice dish cooked in a rich tomato and pepper sauce with onions, seasoning, and protein. The Jollof Index by SBM Intelligence tracks this dish as a measure of Nigerian food inflation — it now costs ₦30,435 per pot for a family of 5, consuming 40% of the minimum wage.

Rice dishes5 servings🥣 Prep time: 30 min🍳 Cook time: 60 minMedium

Total cost

₦13,883

for 5 people · ₦2,777 per person

Quantities scale with serving size. Live prices update with the latest Mile 12 wholesale data.

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Servings

5 people

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Jollof Rice

Ingredient	Qty	Unit price	Cost	Source
Rice (long grain)	2 kg	₦1,240/kg	₦2,480	📊 Live
Tomatoes (fresh)	1 kg	₦1,200/kg	₦1,200	📊 Live
Pepper (scotch bonnet/rodo)	300 g	₦2,010/kg	₦603	Est.
Onions	500 g	₦1,000/kg	₦500	📊 Live
Tomato paste (tin)	1 pieces	₦800/pieces	₦800	Est.
Vegetable oil	300 ml	₦4,000/litres	₦1,200	Est.
Seasoning cubes (Maggi/Knorr)	6 pieces	₦50/pieces	₦300	Est.
Curry powder	2 tablespoons	₦100/tablespoons	₦200	Est.
Thyme	1 tablespoons	₦100/tablespoons	₦100	Est.
Salt	1 tablespoons	₦50/tablespoons	₦50	Est.
Bay leaves	2 pieces	₦25/pieces	₦50	Est.
Chicken	1 kg	₦5,900/kg	₦5,900	Est.
Stock/broth	1 litres	₦500/litres	₦500	Est.