Peri peri chicken bowl
Peri peri chicken bowl, from above
Non vegSouthern Africa

Peri peri chicken bowl

Fiery peri peri chicken on spicy rice with corn and a cooling dip. Pick your heat.

50 minTime
36 gProtein each
hotSpice
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Grandma's wayPeri peri chicken, spicy rice, corn, salad.
The original
536kcalsame
36 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
50minutessame

Peri peri chicken bowl.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, boneless500 g boneless thighs
Fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles)4 to 6 bird's eye or red chillies
Garlic3 cloves
Lemon juice2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp
Dried oregano½ tsp
Vinegar2 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Basmati rice1 cup
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Green peas¾ cup
Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1, diced
Onion½, diced
Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)1 cup, charred
Lettuce2 cups, shredded
Tomato1, diced
Mayonnaise3 tbsp, for the dip

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Blend chillies, garlic, lemon, chilli powder, oregano, vinegar, half the oil and salt into a sauce.
  2. 2Coat the chicken in two thirds of the sauce and marinate at least 30 minutes.
  3. 3Sauté onion and pepper in the rest of the oil, add rice, turmeric, peas and water and cook until fluffy.
  4. 4Grill or pan sear the chicken until charred and no pink remains, basting with the sauce.
  5. 5Stir a spoon of leftover sauce into the mayo. Build bowls with rice, chicken, corn, lettuce and tomato.
Serve it like this

Serve in wide bowls with chicken over the rice, corn and salad on the side, peri peri mayo in a small dish.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Peri peri chicken bowl: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Coleslaw15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
A little snack Peri peri fries40 min
A little snack Garlic bread20 min
To drink Pink lemonade15 min
Something sweet Malai kulfi60 min
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