The Tastiest Vegan Jollof Rice

Ingredients

• 2 medium onions (1 finely sliced to sauté, 1 roughly chopped for blending)
• 1 thumb sized ginger
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper (more if you like spicy food)
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 2 medium sized tomatoes
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1 2/3 cup tomato puree (I used the Kirkland Organic Tomato Sauce from Costco)
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tbsp anise seeds ground
• 1 tsp each of whole cloves (onion powder, garlic powder)
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 veggie bouillon cube (I used the knorr vegetable broth powder**)
• 4 cups dry Jasmine Rice
• salt to taste
• water (specific water measurements are outlined in the steps)