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Nando's Spicy Rice

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 small red pepper, diced
  • ½ tsp. chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp. turmeric
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1-½ cups long grain rice
  • 2-½ cups chicken broth, heated to hot temperature
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • ⅔ cup frozen sweet peas
  • 1 cup frozen sweet green peas

Instructions
 

  • Place the olive oil, diced onion and red pepper in a reasonably large saucepan.
  • Cover with a lid and cook over a gentle heat for 3 minutes until softened but not browned.
  • Remove the lid and add the chilli flakes, turmeric and smoked paprika; cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Add a splash of water if it starts to get a little dry.
  • Add the rice, chicken stock, salt and pepper.
  • Turn the heat up and bring to a boil.
  • Cover with a lid and turn the heat down; cook for 7 minutes, or until the rice is nearly cooked (see note).
  • After 7 minutes, add the peas and stir; re-cover with the lid; cook for 3 more minutes or until the rice is done and the peas are hot.

Notes

Please check the cooking time for the brand of rice you are using. Different brands vary enormously in their recommended cooking times.  
Suitable for freezing.