NANDOS STYLE PERI PERI CHICKEN

What do mean by Peri Peri ??? I would say ” Explosion of flavors”. This recipe is for all the Nando lovers. Peri-Peri means African Bird”s Eye Chili. I love the spiciness of this Portuguese cuisine after Indian cusine. The flamed grilled chicken salivates your whole mouth, the sauce with lemon, chili, garlic, herbs gives an instant kick to your tongue. The spicyness comes from the use of the bird eye chilies. One can go for a suicidal heat too, just by increasing the number of chilies. God i don’t want to die so soon! I want to relish more and more food.

NANDOS STYLE PERI PERI CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

• Chicken whole legs 4

 For the Peri Peri sauce

• Red chilies 2 or birds eye chilies 3-4(according to the hotness desired)
• Lemon juice 1
• Garlic 3
• Thyme 1 table spoon
• Oregano 1 tbsp.
• Paparika powder 1 -2 tsp
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• 2-3 tbsp. Red wine Vinegar or Dark vinegar
• Olive oil ½ cups
• Salt as per taste

DIRECTION

For sauce

• Just blend all the above ingredients to a smooth paste. You can store the sauce by refrigerating.

For the Peri Peri Chicken

• Pre heat your oven at 200 degree Celsius
• Marinate the chicken with the peri peri prepared sauce  for 2-3 hours at least or overnight would be the best
• Put your marinated chicken in an aluminum foiled baking dish, into the oven at 200 degree Celsius for 30-40 mins or until done.
• Serve it hot with potato wedges and grilled veggies