What is peri peri seasoning?

Peri Peri seasoning is a great addition to your cupboard. Made famous by the Portuguese inspired restaurant chain Nando’s. Keep your eyes peeled for Nando’s fake-away recipes coming soon! The thing that makes peri peri seasoning different to other chilli seasonings is that peri peri seasoning is specifically made with birds eye chilli’s. The name peri-peri comes from the Swahili translation of pepper-pepper. I do not count calories for seasonings such as this as the numbers are so low per portions anyway. Likewise with servings, this peri peri seasoning could last you a long time depending on how much you choose to use for your recipes. This recipe will fill a typical supermarket seasoning jar as shown in the photo.

Why not try my Peri Peri Rice Recipe?

Peri Peri Rice Recipe – Nando’s Fake-Away

Peri Peri rice is a great addition to your dishes. Made famous by the Portuguese inspired restaurant chain Nando's. Nando's peri peri rice is probably one of the most popular side dishes at Nando's. Featuring a special blend of herbs and some pepper and peas for added texture and nutrition.

Check out this recipe

Do you have a diet restriction?

This peri peri seasoning is:

Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten free
Dairy free
Nut Free
Low GI
Low FODMAP
Syn Free
Paleo friendly
Low Fat
Keto friendly
Ultra Processed Food Free

Ultra processed food free recipes are recipes that use ingredients where no additives have been used. This will include ingredients that can be made at home to be UPF free such as stock cubes, sauces and seasonings.

What does this peri peri seasoning contain?

As this is a dry powder seasoning we have to acquire some dried birds eye chilli’s. You then need to crush these into a powder. You may be able to source some ready made birds eye chilli powder online. If this is unobtainable or if you are concerned using birds eye chilli’s may be too much heat for you to handle then cayenne pepper is a great substitute. I actually generally opt for cayenne instead of dried birds eye chilli as they are not available in my local super markets. I’m also happy to admit that I’m a complete wimp with heat. Gather together your bird eye or cayenne powder, paprika, onion powder, ground coriander, salt, dried oregano, dried parsley, ground ginger and ground cardamom seeds(not pods). If you cannot get ground cardamom you can buy the cardamom pods, split them open and empty the seeds out before crushing them. I never really appreciated how fragrant cardamom was as a spice until I did this, now I always notice the cardamom in various dishes, especially rice!

Step 1: Mix your herbs and spices

Mix your herbs and spices together well. Then, using a funnel pour your peri peri seasoning into a clean, dry herb jar. I like to keep hold of the occasional supermarket spice jar just for this purpose. As long as you keep this seasoning in an airtight, dry jar it should last well over a year, however, you’ll love it so much you might use it all in just a few weeks!

Top tip!

Keep a piece of dry pasta in your herb jars to soak up any moisture and avoid clumpy seasonings. Especially onion and garlic powders that are notorious for soaking up moisture.

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