Peri Peri Chicken

Chicken

Peri Peri Chicken

Peri Peri Chicken is grilled chicken dish originated from Portugal and Africa.  The spicy marinated chicken is grilled to perfection!! Sizzle your taste buds with this  grilled chicken , however the hotness can be adjusted as you like and served with additional hot sauces ( Nandos sauces taste the best along with this chicken)

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
2 people
Total
50 min

Ingredients

  • First Marinade
  • 2 ( approx 500 gms)Whole Chicken Legs
  • 3-4 tspLemon juice
  • as per tastesalt
  • Second Marinade
  • 1/2 inch piece ( grated)Ginger
  • 7-8 (grated)Garlic
  • 2 tspPaprika / Kashmirilal
  • 1 tspDeggi Mirch Powder / Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tspDried Red chilli flakes
  • 1/4 tpsDried Mixed Herbs
  • as requiredButter
  • 1 tspOlive Oil

Method

  1. Step 1

    First Marinade

  2. Step 2

    •Make slits on the chicken with a sharp knife as shown in the pic.

  3. Step 3

    •Rub salt and Lemon juice all over the chicken and  keep aside for 15-20 mins

  4. Step 4

    Second Marinade

  5. Step 5

    •Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and the marinade is ready. •Rub this Marinade all over the chicken cover it and marinate it for 4  hrs in the refrigerator.

  6. Step 6

    To grill the chicken

  7. Step 7

    • Preheat the oven at 220 deg C on grill mode for 10 mins. •Add a aluminium foil on the baking tray and place the marinated chicken on them. •Then apply butter on both sides.

  8. Step 8

    Grill for 35-40  mins.( continuously keep turning them while basting ( applying butter/oil) after every 10 minutes.

  9. Step 9

    To get the black specs on them,  simply hold them with  tongs  on an open gas flame  for 2-3 mins on both sides.

  10. Step 10

    Serve the Peri Peri chicken along with Nandos Peri  Peri Sauce and a rice of your choice. ( I served it with Mediterranean Tomato Rice )