Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Afia Plus Corn Oil
½ Cup onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, crushed
1 Cup tomatoes, chopped
3 Tablespoons tomato paste
½ Bunch coriander, chopped
1/2 Bunch parsley, chopped
½ Bunch mint, chopped
1 Teaspoons Afia Spices
Salt and Black pepper
½ Teaspoons Afia Cumin Powder
½ Teaspoons Afia Coriander Powder
250 g Large shrimp, washed and cleaned
2 Cups Hasawi rice, washed and soaked for an hour
3 Afia Dried Black Lemon
2 Afia Bay leaves
Water to cover the rice completely

For decoration:
Spoon parsley
Spoon coriander

How to prepare

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and sauté the onions until wilted. Add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes, tomato paste and stir until wilted, and the tomato juice dries up.
  • Add the coriander and parsley and stir, then add all the spices and shrimp and mix for a minute and remove the shrimp to a separate pan.
  • Add the rice with the bay leaf and black lemon and stir, then add water until it completely covers the surface of the rice. Cook the rice over low heat for 15 – 20 minutes or until it is cooked and still slightly moist.
  • Meanwhile, add a little corn oil to the shrimp and cook over medium heat until slightly browned for 2-3 minutes. Add mint to the shrimp and leave.
  • When the rice is cooked, serve with the shrimp and garnish with green herbs.

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