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Nando’s Spicy Rice

Nando's spicy rice or peri peri rice with green peppers, tomatoes, and onions, a flavorful side dish perfect with any chicken dish.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Pasta and Rice
Cuisine: Portuguese, South African
Servings: 4 -6
Calories: 503kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup basmati rice
  • 2 onions about 150 g/ 5.3 oz total weight
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 large green pepper
  • 2 tomatoes about 250 g/ 8.8 oz total weight
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • ½ teaspoon red chili flakes more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt more to taste (Note)
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock from a cube is fine
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro

Instructions

  • Wash the rice under cold water until the water runs clear. Set aside.
  • Cook vegetables: Chop the onion finely, set it aside. Heat the oil in a large, heavy pan. Cook the onion and a pinch of salt for about 5 minutes until they soften.
  • In the meantime, finely chop the garlic and dice the green pepper. Add them to the pan and continue cooking for about 3 minutes, stirring regularly. In the meantime, chop the tomatoes.
  • Simmer: Add rice, turmeric, smoked and sweet paprika, red chili flakes to the pan. Stir well for about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt, and chicken stock. Stir well to combine. Bring to a boil. Put the lid on, turn down the heat and simmer rice for about 10 minutes or until done.
  • Finish: Stir in lemon juice and adjust the taste with more salt if necessary. Fluff with a fork and sprinkle with chopped parsley or cilantro before serving.

Notes

If using table salt, take less. When salting, regard how salty the chicken stock is; some brands are saltier than others.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 of the dish | Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 581mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g