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 our version;
PIRI PIRI SAUCE
- 2 cups fresh basil ( Efinrin)
- ½ red onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 4 fresh Peri Peri chillies ( I used dried)
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 table spoons vinegar
Direction
Combine all the ingredients in a blender, puree to a smooth paste.
For my version of Peri Peri chicken, I used the sauce as a finisher. Made simple over roasted chicken using this recipe and then tossed the cooked chicken with the sauce.
Have you been to Nandos? what is your favorite thing to eat there?
This looks amazingly delicious
it really is
Looks really yummy!
Thanks dear
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
Did you heat up the sauce?
No, it’s a raw sauce
Looks fabulous. I’m excited to try this!
Let us know how it goes
looks yummy
will try this
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Let us know how it turns out
Plz what is paparika pepper
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.
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.
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 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.
Whats the Difference between vinegar and Ordinary water?
Vinegar contains acetic acid and water does not.
for those in jos paprika is shonbo.
What is basil in Igbo
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?