Have you ever had chicken at Nando's? than you know what Peri-Peri is (Sometimes called Piri-Piri). Nando's have made this portuguese influenced dish originating in Africa world famous. This classic spicy Chicken will get your tongue tingling for sure.
This is yet another dish that the world should thank the Portuguese for their Spice Voyages. The chili that gives this dish its distinctive taste is called the Peri-Peri chili. They have traveled with the Portuguese to Goa as well and is grown locally as Tarvoti chili (Tarvoti meaning a Sailor) possibly implying to be brought by the Portuguese sailors of the time. I vividly remember my Grandmother growing these chilies and sometimes using them to give a spice kick to curries. They are also used to prepare peri-peri chicken but the spice mix varies considerably.
The chilies are bright red in color and about a inch or half an inch long as seen in the picture. To prepare this Peri-Peri Chicken you need to find these chilies. Now a days most supermarkets in Europe have them in small packet. I found these in COOP in Zurich but readily available in other stores too..
This is yet another dish that the world should thank the Portuguese for their Spice Voyages. The chili that gives this dish its distinctive taste is called the Peri-Peri chili. They have traveled with the Portuguese to Goa as well and is grown locally as Tarvoti chili (Tarvoti meaning a Sailor) possibly implying to be brought by the Portuguese sailors of the time. I vividly remember my Grandmother growing these chilies and sometimes using them to give a spice kick to curries. They are also used to prepare peri-peri chicken but the spice mix varies considerably.
The chilies are bright red in color and about a inch or half an inch long as seen in the picture. To prepare this Peri-Peri Chicken you need to find these chilies. Now a days most supermarkets in Europe have them in small packet. I found these in COOP in Zurich but readily available in other stores too..
Preparing the Peri-Peri Paste:
15-20 Peri-Peri chilies (Can substitute with equivalent hot Red Chili as per your taste)
5 Garlic Cloves
1 Onion
2 tbs Paprika Powder or Kashmiri Chili Powder
3 tbs Olive Oil
3 tbs Vinegar
Lemon Zest
1/2 Lemon (Juice)
1 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste
Blend all of the ingredient in a blender and store in a Jar. The Peri-Peri chili is quite fiery, taste the paste and if its too spicy tone it down by adding chopped tomatoes and blending for a additional 1/2 a minute. Note that the paste should be coarse and not a fine paste. This paste stores in a jar (Refrigerated) for a month or even more due to the oil and vinegar in it.
Grilled Chicken:
To prepare grilled Peri-Peri chicken apply 3 tbs of the peri-peri paste to a medium sized or baby chicken and thoroughly massage the paste into the chicken. Let the chicken marinate over night in the fridge (If short on time at least a minimum 30-40 minutes). Grill the chicken till skin is crispy in a oven or a fire grill.
Serve with Salad or Fries. Enjoy this delicious spicy Chicken, You will never go back to bland regular chicken roast.
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