ghanaian dish

Today is another day! I feel like posting a recipe. My mate/father of my child is Ghanaian. He has taught me how to cook a few Ghanaian dishes. I thought it would be beneficial to cook Ghanaian food since my son is half Ghanaian. I cooked jeloff rice last night. It was my second time cooking it and it turned out yummy!!! I suggests going to an African or International market to get the ingredients for this meal. But these ingredients can be found at your local grocery store. OK, this is what you need.

1.) 3 tablespoons of canola oil
2.) 2 1/2 cups of white or brown rice (whatever you prefer)
3.) half of chopped onion
4.) 5 large tomatoes
6.) half of large shrimp or tomato and onion flavor maggi cube (looks like chicken cubes and I prefer shrimp flavor)
7.) 2 tablespoons of salt, pepper, garlic salt
8.) 1 teaspoon of paprika
9.) 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
10.) 1 teaspoon of tomato paste
11.) 1 teaspoon of mrs dash table blend (optional).
12.) 3 cups of water

These are the cooking instructions.
1.) chop onions and tomatoes into small to medium size
2.) heat canola oil in sauce pan on medium high for a few minutes until hot
3.) add onions and cook until they become transparent or a little brown
4.) add tomato paste and cook until mixture becomes red and the paste separates
5.) the shrimp maggi cube is hard so chop it to make into powder (I place the cube on counter and with the tip of my handle I hit it..LOL!!!)
6.) stir in tomatoes with maggi cube powder
7.) keep stirring until tomato stew becomes thick
8.) stir in condiments.....use a little or much of the condiments as you like
9.) keep stirring tomato stew for 20 minutes and you will see the oil rise to the top
10.) add water and rice
11.) turn heat down to medium to low
12.) the rice will blend with the tomato stew making the rice a reddish color
13.) continue stirring for 15 minutes
14.) it should be ready after 15 minutes...basically do a lot of tasting...if it's not enough salt please add more because the oil and water consumes the salt.
15.) Enjoy! Serves 4-6