# Peri-Peri Chicken and Spiced Rice

This recipe details how to make peri-peri chicken, the best marinade for a barbecue, with some spiced rice.

- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 chicken quarters
- salt
- pepper
- 1 sweet red pepper
- 5 bird's eye chilies
- 7 garlic cloves
- 0.5 red onion
- handful fresh time
- handful fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 0.5 cup lemon juice
- 0.5 cup white vinegar
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 0.25 cup water
- 1 white onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups rice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 cup frozen peas
- melted butter
- fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Season chicken quarters with salt and pepper and massage it all in.
2. Roast a sweet red pepper until it's charred, then peel off the skin.
3. Add the roasted pepper to a blender along with bird's eye chilies, garlic cloves, red onion, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, lemon juice, white vinegar, olive oil, and water.
4. Pour the marinade over the chicken and place it in a Ziploc bag, ensuring all the chicken is evenly coated.
5. Cook the chicken on a hot grill for about 35 to 45 minutes, brushing with the peri-peri marinade for the first couple of flips.
6. In a pan, add olive oil, chopped white onion, and bell pepper, and sauté.
7. Add tomato paste, rice, smoked paprika, turmeric, cumin, and bay leaves to the pan.
8. Add some of the peri-peri marinade, frozen peas, and water to the rice mixture and cook until done.
9. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, peri-peri marinade, and lemon juice to create a sauce.
10. Serve the spiced rice on a plate and top with the grilled chicken.
11. Drizzle the peri-peri lemon butter sauce over the chicken and garnish with fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- blender
- ziploc bag
- grill
- tongs
- brush
- pan
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- It's much easier to marinate the chicken in a Ziploc bag so all the chicken is evenly coated.
- Brush the chicken with peri-peri marinade for the first couple of flips on the grill.
- To keep the chicken extra moist, make a peri-peri lemon butter sauce to go on top.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@nutrientmatters/video/7531837633119390982?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/456f1ecb-1ae5-404f-bdea-c71be4f135d0
- Extracted: 2025-09-19

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