# Nando’s Chicken and Spicy Rice

This one-pan peri-peri chicken and spicy rice recipe is a delicious and easy-to-make alternative to eating out at Nando's.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 22 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 red pepper
- 0.5 green pepper
- 0.5 onion
- 0.5 small red chili
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 boneless chicken thighs
- 4 tbsp peri-peri sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- water
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 150 g long grain rice
- 225 ml chicken stock
- fresh coriander

## Instructions

1. Cut half of the red and green peppers into strips, then chop them into chunks.
2. Roughly dice half of the onion.
3. Slice half of the red chili.
4. Grate the garlic.
5. Place the chicken thighs into a bowl.
6. Add peri-peri sauce to the chicken thighs.
7. Mix the chicken and peri-peri sauce well.
8. Add the chicken thighs to a heated pan with oil.
9. Brush the chicken with a bit more sauce while cooking.
10. Take the cooked chicken out of the pan and set it aside.
11. Add the diced onion to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.
12. Add a splash of water to the pan and scrape up all the flavor from the bottom.
13. Add the diced peppers and sliced chili to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.
14. Add smoked paprika, ground cumin, onion powder, turmeric, and garlic to the pan.
15. Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the pan.
16. Add washed rice to the pan.
17. Pour in chicken stock.
18. Mix the rice and ingredients well.
19. Place the cooked chicken thighs on top of the rice mixture.
20. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and let it simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes.
21. Let the pan sit for about 5 minutes to allow the rice to steam after simmering.
22. Drizzle some peri-peri sauce over the finished dish.
23. Finish it off with some fresh coriander.

## Equipment

- knife
- chopping board
- grater
- bowl
- frying pan
- brush
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- aluminum foil

## Tips

- Use less chili if you don't want it too spicy.
- Add a splash of water and scrape up all the flavor from the bottom of the pan when cooking the onions to deglaze the pan.
- Let the rice steam for 5 minutes after cooking to ensure it's perfectly cooked.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd4apEHB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/361fe7d4-b3f2-4bc4-85fb-b7ab207e269e
- Extracted: 2025-08-27

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