Nando's Style Chicken

I'm going to post a recipe of Nando's restaurant style chicken with my own twist to it. It is prepared by marinating the chicken pieces in a sauce called Peri Peri Sauce.

I'm using 4 pieces of chicken (drumstick piece with the thigh attached to it) and the ingredients are for 4 pieces. I prefer to keep the skin on it. It yields more taste.

Nando's Style Chicken

I've added the sauce remaining from the tray onto the chicken in the picture above. 

Ingredients Required

For the Peri Peri Sauce:
Oil
Red Vinegar (25% of oil used)
Red Bell Peppers or Red Capsicum - 1 if large and 2 if small
Salt
Red Chilli Powder
Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves
Thyme (dried or fresh) - Karpooravalli leaves can also be used instead
Parsley and/or Corriander leaves
Oregano (optional)
Dried Red Chilli Flakes
Fresh Red Chillies or Green Chillies - 6 to 8 (as required)
Fresh Lemon Juice - 1/2 lemon

For Marinating the Chicken:
Salt
Pepper
Peri Peri Sauce (which we are about to prepare)

Preparation

Step 1: Marinate the cleaned Chicken pieces by rubbing it with some salt and pepper. Keep it aside until we prepare the Peri Peri sauce.

Step 2: Take all the ingredients for the Peri Peri sauce in a blender and blend it into a fine sauce. 

Step 3: Now prepare a baking tray by wrapping it with aluminium foil sheets and coat it with some oil. 

Step 4: Pour some of the Peri Peri sauce over the chicken pieces in a bowl and give it a mix. Now place the chicken pieces over the tray and pour some of the sauce over it. 

Step 5: Cook in a microwave oven at 180 degree Celsius for 15-20 mins on each side. Pour some sauce after flipping the piece, if required. Total cooking time takes up to 30-40 mins. 

This will give you a delicious chicken with meat falling off the bone... It is very juicy too. Try not to overcook it as the meat becomes hardened after a point. 

Vegetable Fried Rice - Rice Cooker Method

The following recipe is intended for 8-9 people. (6 cups of Basmati rice)

Ingredients Required

Oil

Ghee
Green Chillies- 10-12 pieces (depending on the level of spiciness required)
Salt
Pepper powder - 3 to 4 teaspoons
Ginger garlic paste
Curry leaves

Onions - 4 (cut lengthwise)
Capsicum -2 or 3 (cut as you like) 

Mixed Vegetables (may include Carrots, Beans, Mushrooms, etc- dice them into small pieces) -Same as the quantity of onions

Quantity of Mixed Vegetables compared to that of Onions

Boiled Peas, Boiled Double Beans and/or Butter beans - Optional taste enhancers

Ajinomoto- 1/2 teaspoon

Soya Sauce- 1 tablespoon

Fresh lemon juice - half a lime

Fresh corriander leaves

Procedure

Step 1: Saute the vegetables 

           In a kadai, add some Ghee and some oil. Add the onions and saute them until translucent. Add salt to make it caramelize faster. Now add the Ginger-garlic paste and fry until the raw smell of it disappears. Add the green chillies, curry leaves and the mixed vegetables and the capsicums. Saute well. Add Ajinomoto and the Soya sauce now. Saute. 

Step 2: Prepare the Rice Cooker to add the Rice

           Add ratio-wise water for the rice that you have taken. ( I use 1:2 for Basmati Rice : Water) So, for the 6 cups of basmati rice that I have taken, we must add 12 cups of water into the rice cooker. Allow it to come to a boil. Add the sauteed vegetables at this stage into this boiling water. Add salt as required (taste should be salty, for the rice to cook at the correct amount of saltiness), pepper powder. Allow it to boil for few minutes. 

            Now add the uncooked basmati rice into this. Add few drops of lemon juice. Mix well. Close the lid of the pressure cooker. When it is half-cooked, add corriander leaves.

Step 3: Optional Taste Enhancing

                At this point, boil Double Beans and/or Butter Beans with salt in a pressure cooker until its soft and add it to enhance the taste of the fried rice.

Double Beans

Butter Beans

Mix it well and allow the rice to cook completely and give it a resting time of 5-10 mins before serving it. 

Yummy and delicious Vegetable Fried Rice is ready for you and your family to enjoy :)