Ivorian Chicken Jollof rice

4 cups rice (Jasmine)

1 chicken (cut into pieces)

2 tomatoes

4 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon cayenne

5 clove garlic

2 tablespoon ginger

1 onions

2 cubes

1 cup oil

1 cabbage

2 carrots

10 habanero pepper (optional)

Pinch of baking soda

Salt to taste

Blend the garlic, ginger, ½ onion, clove.

Season the chicken with half of the blended spices, add the cube and salt to taste. Add 1/2 sliced onion. Add water and cook until tender. Fry the chicken

Add the tomato puree, the tomato paste, ½ onion puree, the cube, the remaining blended spices, the cayenne, the carrots sliced in half and the cabbage slice, a pinch of baking soda and salt to taste.

Add 7 cups of the water to the tomato mixture add the watched rice and salt to taste. Cook the rice.