Chicken Piri Piri is a dish made popular by Nandos Restaurants all over the world. Although Nandos has its origin in south Africa with a Portuguese-Mozambican flair ; Piri Piri (Swahili for pepper pepper) is actually a kind of chilli grown in Nigeria and several other African countries. Recipes for the sauce vary across the board, here is my delicious version;
PIRI PIRI SAUCE
- 1/2 cup fresh basil or coriander (Cilantro)
- ½ large onion (chopped)
- 1/2Â red bell pepper (chopped)
- Â 4 cloves of garlic
- 4 fresh Peri Peri peppers ( substitute any small chili)
- 1 tablespoon paprika powder
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt – to taste
- 4 stock cubes (bouillon)
Direction
Combine all the ingredients in a blender, puree to a smooth paste.
To Make Chicken Periperi
Ingredients
- 12 raw chicken pieces
- 1/2 cup periperi sauce
Direction
- Thoroughly combine chicken and sauce. marinate for 8 – 24 hours.
- Grill or bake at 400f until cooked through (30-35 minutes)
Hi I noticed no one has actually tried out this recipie. Well I did and it turned out green not red. So the chilli pepper you mean here is Shonbo right? Also please clarify what is the measurement of a cup. Can u please upload a picture of the cup u use in measuring? This confuses me a lot. The mix was green because of the excess efirin i guess but you said two cups and that’s what I used. So please show me the size of cup you mean. Thanks :)
Hi! I modified the recipe for better clarification. Cup is 250ML…. if you blend it without water it should be a little over 1 table spoon( but I realized this is relative as leaf size might vary). Use two blended table spoons. and the chilli isn’t as long as sonbo. it is also important to note that most of the redness comes from the addition of paprika.
Ok. I’ll try agin and give feedback. Thanks. And by the way, I tried the jollof rice recipie twice. And twice it was amazing. I now understand better how jollof rice works. Dint even put it in an oven but it still turned out great! :)
Please do let me know. Ho yeah??? I am glad the Jollof recipe worked for you. it actually saddens me when people cook jollof in the oven, it’s more like mixed rice and stew as the grains don’t get infused with the tomato goodness.
I tried Nandos chicken peri peri when i got the chance to travel. it was so good that i was looking for the recipe and now i have found it. one question though, is it better with roasted or friend chicken?
It’s better with barbequed chicken actually.
What is basil in Igbo
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Thanks
for those in jos paprika is shonbo.
Shonbo is actually chilli and not paprika.
Hello 9jafoodie, I have all the ingredients except that I have only Apple Cider Vinegar and not the regular vinegar. Can I use that still?
If you don’t mind the sweet note of apple cider, you can try it. ( I personally wouldn’t use it)
Whats the Difference between vinegar and Ordinary water?
Vinegar contains acetic acid and water does not.
I used Mexican chillies and as a mariande for the grill I hope it turns out okay …it not as red as your sauce…..I used everything should I increase the chilli powder next time. .did not have paprika????
Paprika gives the red color, the taste will still be okay.
Hi your site is lovely.pls wats peri peri and paparika powder?do they have other names?
They are both pepper varieties…. I will ask around for the local names.
I am going to try this and grill it instead.. this looks so yummy
I am so glad I found this site I am going to do the puff puff this weekend.
Thanks for the “basil” thingy. Is paprika same as tatashe? Will try this over the weekend.
Paprika is sort of like tatashe but way smaller…it’s usually sold in powder form.
Plz what is paparika pepper
looks yummy :) will try this
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Let us know how it turns out
Looks fabulous. I’m excited to try this!
Let us know how it goes
Did you heat up the sauce?
No, it’s a raw sauce
Just stumbled on your site for the very first time… U have helped with d yoruba name of basil which is efirin. As much as i love to cook i keep wondering what it was…..
Tanx and muah to you ……
Welcome to our little corner of the web
Looks really yummy! :)
Thanks dear
This looks amazingly delicious
it really is