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Nando's spicy rice in a black and cream serving bowl with a bowl of salad leaves and tomatoes in the background.

Nando's Spicy Rice

By: Deborah
Make your own Nando’s spicy rice at home with this easy copycat recipe. Packed with peri-peri heat, peppers, and spices – perfect with chicken, burgers, or wraps. 
PREP: 5 minutes
COOK: 23 minutes
TOTAL: 28 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Portuguese
Servings: 6 people
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion (approx. 70g) chopped
  • 1 small red pepper deseeded and chopped
  • 0.5 tsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 300 g (10.6 oz) long grain rice (see Notes)
  • 600 ml (2 ½ cups) hot chicken stock (made using a stock cube or pot)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) frozen peas or petit pois

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a reasonably large saucepan over a medium to low heat. Add the chopped onion and red pepper, cover with a lid and cook over a gentle heat for 3 minutes, until softened but not browned.
  • Remove the lid and add the chilli flakes, turmeric and smoked paprika. Cook for 2 more minutes, adding a splash of water if it starts to get a little dry.
  • Add the rice and hot chicken stock, and season with some salt and freshly ground black pepper. Turn the heat up and bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and turn the heat down to a simmer. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the rice is nearly cooked (see Notes).
  • Add the peas and stir. Re-cover with the lid and cook for 3 more minutes or until the rice is done to your liking and the peas are hot.

Notes

  • Rice - please do check the cooking time for the brand of rice you are using. Different brands vary enormously in their recommended cooking times. The long grain rice that I used in this recipe stated on the packet that it took 18 minutes to cook – some may be shorter or longer, therefore, make sure you taste it at regular intervals so that it’s not over or under cooked.
  • Suitable for freezing – leftovers can be frozen in an airtight container for up to a month.   Make sure when you reheat it that it’s piping hot.
  • This Nando’s spicy rice recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 267mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 731IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS homemade Nando's rice, Nando's copycat rice, Nando's spicy rice, peri peri rice, peri peri side dish, spicy rice for chicken, spicy rice recipe
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