My Family is OBSESSED with This Southern African Recipe



This delicious Peri Peri Chicken recipe involves marinating chicken in a citrusy, spicy chili sauce and grilling it until golden brown …

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  1. There are so many comments here saying this is a Portuguese recipe. It’s not; it’s Mozambican—the very word piri piri is not of Portuguese origin. However, the fact that it is Mozambican doesn’t stop you from cooking it. Everyone can cook it; culture and cuisine are about sharing, and this video did a good job of that. Billy next time, please try Zambezian Chicken with coconut sauce—it’s delicious. Thank you for featuring a piece of our culture. It makes me smile, and we need that a lot these days.

  2. Mozambican here! I grew up eating that, and your video just took me back to my days as a student in Boston, trying to recreate that peri peri flavor to cook chicken that tasted like home. Just a tip: we add lemon and garlic to the marinade for an extra kick!

  3. Please do try out SOUTH INDIAN – #pollachiCrab #masala

    Crab(Njandu) : 4 nos (big one)

    Bangalore tomatoes(ripe)

    1 – Gingelly oil

    2 – Thick coconut milk

    For grinding:-

    4 table Curry Powder

    Aniseeds(Perinjeerakam)(powdered)

    Cumin seeds(Jeerakam)(powdered)

    Turmeric powder

    Popppy seeds(Khashakhasha)(powdereed)

    Curry leaves(powdered)

    Ginger paste

    Garlic paste

    Coconut paste

    Coriander powder

    Kashmiri chilly powder(preferably Everest)

    Onion paste

    Pepper(powdered)

    Salt Note use the ingredients according to the crab quantity

    Instructions

    Grind together all ingredients in a mixer grinder(except tomatoes).

    Heat the gingelly oil in a pan or a kadai.

    Fry the curry leaves and the masala paste.

    Add tomatoes and fry, till it gets cooked.

    Add the cleaned crab and mix well with the masala.

    Add hot water and fry well.

    Add thick coconut milk and cook again.

    Cook, till it becomes dry.

    :- Can be had dry or semi-dry. :- Serve with rice or bread.

  4. 10:45 The reason why the rice is a little bit sticky (now, I'm not from Mozambique so I don't know if authentic coconut rice should be sticky), after toasting, wash the rice to get rid of any starch. Also, after it comes to boil, place a cloth over the pan and then the cloth over the lid. That then steams the rice.

    As for the chicken, it looks amazing. I only made Peri Peri marinade for the first time today – but I used 3 stalks of coriander/cilantro. It lost its bright orange glow but the taste was incredible. I'm going to add some remaining sauce to some mayo when the cook the chicken tomorrow.

  5. It's a Portuguese dish. Your recipe looks correct. The chicken is not correctly cut. The rice needs to be a different kind of rice. Called Carolino. Congrats on the rest.

  6. Olá Chef Billy, eu sou de Moçambique e a marinada está perfeita. Mas é conveniente fazer uns cortes na galinha para a carne ficar ensopada também e assim quando for grelhar, ficar mais saborosa. Abraço

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