I Nearly Fainted When I Saw The Pot!” – Hilda Baci’s Mother Opens Up On Jollof World Record Attempt

The mother of celebrity chef Hilda Baci has admitted that she was initially doubtful when her daughter revealed plans to cook the world’s biggest pot of Jollof rice.

Speaking virtually during Pastor Jerry Eze’s NSPPD online morning prayer service on Tuesday, Bassey, owner of Calabar Pot restaurant in Abuja, recalled her shock when Hilda mentioned cooking a six-metre-wide pot of rice using 250 bags of basmati.

She testified that her daughter’s Guinness World Record feat was made possible through prayer, fasting, and God’s mercy, declaring, “What God cannot do does not exist.”

“When Hilda told me, ‘Mommy, I want to cook the biggest pot of Jollof rice,’ and mentioned 250 bags, I was shaking. When she sent me a video of the pot, I said, what kind of rice is this one? That pot was like my office. I was afraid,” she said.

According to her, the family immediately embarked on fasting and prayer, seeking divine intervention. “She said, Mommy, we must fast all week. I joined NSPPD every morning, prayed through the night, and laid the event before God. I prayed that what was meant to bring us joy would not end in shame.”

Bassey confessed that she feared the giant pot might collapse under the weight of rice, meat, and oil. “Even the cover of that pot was so heavy, they had to use cranes to lift it. I prayed, Father, this pot is in your hands. May it not leak, because if it leaked, flames would catch the gas, and joy would turn into disaster. But God did it.”

In the end, the pot held 200 bags of rice, 20 goats, 30 gallons of oil, and large quantities of tomato paste and spices.

She also recalled how close to the finish line, Hilda rallied the entire team in prayer. “About 40 minutes to go, she told me, ‘Mommy, we must pray in the Holy Ghost.’ Then she told the team, ‘This will be the first time you eat rice that the Holy Ghost will cook.’ That is the kind of faith she has,” she said, smiling.

The pot was eventually weighed by Guinness officials with a crane, and the record was confirmed without any setbacks.

Overwhelmed with gratitude, she said: “My daughter is now a two-time Guinness World Record holder. Who is Hilda? Who are her parents? What is our family name? For us to pull such a crowd—it can only be God. When I saw the turnout, I prayed that there would be no accidents, no deaths, no evil reports. And it all ended in praise.”