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My love for Nando's chicken knows no bounds, so I thought I would try and whip some up at home! For the peri-peri sauce: 3 bird’s eye chillies (if want spicier increase amount up to 8 for very hot), chopped 3 ordinary red chillies, chopped 1 red capsicum, seeded and chopped 5 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 tablespoonfuls of oregano 1/2 a cup of olive oil Juice of 1/2 a lemon 70 ml of white vinegar 2 teaspoons of salt For the chicken: 1 whole chicken, butterflied and cut into half Some salt  By the way, the recipe for the peri-peri sauce yields about 300ml of sauce. Multiply it accordingly if you want to make more, it keeps for a month in the fridge! # – First, pour the olive oil into a saucepan over medium heat. # – Then add the white vinegar. # – When the oil & vinegar mixture starts simmering, throw in the chopped up red capsicums. # – As well as the garlic cloves. # – Followed by juice of half a lemon. Stir to mix. # – Allow the mixture to ...

Since I like everything spicy: credits to: http://worldofsushi.blogspot.com/2007/08/spicy-sushi.html Spicy Tuna Mix 1⁄2 lb sashimi grade tuna, chopped 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon scallions, finely cut 1 1⁄2 tablespoon mayo 1⁄4 teaspoon Japanese 7 spice powder, or cayenne pepper orange zest, about 1⁄2 teaspoon Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. To assemble rolls, follow method for inside out or thick rolls. Use approx. 3 tablespoons of mix per roll topped with cucumber sticks. Makes 4-5 rolls. Hot Variations Crunchy Spicy Salmon Rolls- Substitute minced fresh salmon for tuna. When assembling inside out rolls, add about 1⁄4 cup tempura crispies to the outside of the roll. (See crunchy shrimp roll recipe for tempura crispies recipe.) Crunchy Spicy Crab- Substitute lump crab meat for tuna. When assembling inside out rolls, add about 1⁄4 cup tempura crispies to the outside of the roll. Top with spicy mayo if desired. Spicy Shri...

I am a wing person and made these yesterday. They get as crispy as the deep fried ones but you can make them in a regular kitchen oven. They were a huge hit :)! This recipe makes 20 wings - collected from: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/baked-buffalo-wings/Detail.aspx . You can alter the serving portions here for exact measurements which is very helpful. Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 20 chicken wings 1/2 cup melted butter 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®) Directions Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and s...

I have made this many times but this specific recipe is from Aneeqs. Ingredients: 1 tbsp tomato paste 0.75 cup plain yogurt 1.5 tsp garam masala 0.5 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp ginger powder 1.5 tsp chili powder 1.5lb chicken breast 2 medium onions sliced 2 tbsp ghee 1 inch cinnamon 4 green cardamoms cilantro Cut chicken in strips and marinate with tomato paste, yogurt, garam masala powder, cumin seeds, garlic, ginger and chili powder. Heat oil and fry sliced onions to make them brown and crispy. Remove onions, cool and crush. Reheat the oil and and add back the crushed fried onions. Add chicken to the onion fried oil and stir fry for a few minutes. Stir until cooked. If needed add little water. Separately take some ghee and add cinnamon and cardamom to the ghee. Julienne green chilies and chop cilantro. Add the ghee, cilantro and the chilies to the chicken. Cover and let sit for sometime to let the aroma blend in.