Easy Peri Peri Rice

4.50 from 2 votes

This Peri Peri rice is so delicious and comes together in less than 30 minutes! Minimal ingredients and only 5 minutes of hands on time!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: British fusion

Keyword: peri peri rice

Servings:

1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic
200g / 1 cup This is an affiliate link.basmati rice
450ml / 2 cups This is an affiliate link.vegetable stock or chicken stock
125ml / 1/2 cup This is an affiliate link.tomato passata/crushed tomatoes
1-2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.Nando's Garlic Peri Peri Sauce or Peri Peri Sauce
1/2 tsp This is an affiliate link.smoked paprika
1 This is an affiliate link.bay leaf
1 tsp salt
fresh coriander/cilantro for garnish

Wash the rice until the water no longer looks milky. Heat the oil in a deep pan, then add the minced garlic and cook over low heat for 30 seconds. Then add the rice, vegetables stock, tomato passata or crushed tomatoes, Peri Peri sauce, smoked paprika and salt, stir to combine and bring to a boil.
Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat, then turn the heat off but keep the pot on the stove still covered with a lid for 10 minutes longer. Stir and sprinkle with chopped coriander/cilantro. Add more salt if necessary.

I made this recipe with basmati rice but long grain will work as well.
Choose a pan that you have a lid for. You'll need to cover the rice for part of the cooking time.
You can control the spiciness of the rice by changing the amount of Peri Peri sauce you use. I would start with 1 tbsp, then increase from there. I tried this with Nando's Garlic Peri Peri Sauce and loved how it tasted, but feel free to experiment with other flavours as well.
If you don't feel confident making rice, take a look at instructions for cooking rice in an Instant Pot.