How to make Spicy Jollof Rice

Edit 12/10/09: Want that Naija (Nigerian) party taste, read this!

For the longest time, whenever I made jollof rice, I always got a sticky, clumpy rice consistency. Then one day, I discovered the best way to make jollof rice that wasn't clumpy but rather fluffy.
It simply involved cooking it in blended peppers and towards the end, putting it in the oven. What do I mean??? See below:
Ingredients:

3 cups of white parboiled long- grain rice
2 bay leaves
3 Knorr cubes
1 large red bell pepper
2-3 scotch bonnet peppers
2 tbsps tomato paste
1 m onion
1 m tomato
1 clove garlic
Ginger (about the size of a clove of garlic)

*if you're cooking more than 3 cups, double the pepper, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and add 1/2 an onion*

Halve the red bell pepper, onion and tomato and then cut into quarters
Blend mixture (add the tomato paste)
Add 1-2 cups of water to mixture and blend further till liquefied (this will be a watery mix)
Heat pot on stove over medium heat
Add 1/2 cup oil of your choice (I used Canola)
Add blended peppers and seasonings, stir
Slice some onion into mixture (optional)
Let boil for 15 minutes on low heat
Add rice, continue to cook on low heat for 35 minutes
It should be be almost cooked at this point, if not let cook until rice is soft enough for you
Heat oven to 325 F
Put pot in oven for another 15 minutes (this makes it fluffy)
Remove, let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Before it goes in the oven, it might be somewhat mushy, but not to worry, as soon as it comes out of the oven, it'll be nice and fluffy.

Also, don't get flustered if the rice at the bottom of the pot burns, most if not all great tasting jollof rice burns at the bottom just a tad.

This is typically eaten with fried plantain or moi-moi (steamed bean cake) along with meat of your choice.

Enjoy...