Nando’s Peri Bites are crispy, spicy, and cheesy little appetizers inspired by the popular peri-peri flavor. Made with tender chicken pieces, a creamy cheese filling, and a fiery peri-peri kick, these bites are deliciously crunchy on the outside and soft and cheesy on the inside.
This homemade Nando’s Peri Bites recipe is perfect for parties, family gatherings, Iftar, or whenever you’re craving a spicy chicken snack. Serve them hot with garlic mayo, peri-peri sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce for an extra burst of flavor.
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Nando’s Peri Bites
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 10
Ingredients
- Chicken breast ½
- Peri-peri sauce 2 tsp (hot or wild flavor)
- Cooking oil ½ tsp
- Milk 2 tbsp
- Grated cheese 2 tbsp (cheddar or mozzarella or one tbsp each)
- Mayonnaise 1 tbsp
- Green chilies 8-10 (approx. 3 inches in length)
- Egg white 1
- Flour 2 tsp
- Salt 1 pinch
- Pepper 1 pinch
- Bread crumbs 1 cup (for coating)
- Milk 1 cup (for coating)
- A piping bag with the long nozzle (thin opening) or a sterile syringe (with the needle removed)
Instructions
- Take the chicken breast and cut it into small ½ inch pieces.
- Put cooking oil in a frying pan, add the chicken and the peri-peri sauce, and cook until the chicken is tender (approx. 80% cooked).
- In another sauce pan, heat the milk and add the cheese to it; when the texture is nice and smooth, let it sit till it reaches room temperature.
- Mix in the mayonnaise to the cheese sauce and fill it up in the piping bag or syringe.
- Using a knife, carefully make a cut perpendicular to the base of the chilies, 1 to 1.5 cm in length; remove the seeds with caution without tearing the chili surface.
- Insert one chicken chunk into each chili followed by a small quantity of the cheese sauce using a piping bag or syringe.
- Keep these chilies in the freezer for 1 hour.
- Now mix the egg white in a separate bowl and pour it on top of the chilies; also mix in the flour, salt and pepper into the mix and coat all the chilies evenly.
- Roll each chili in bread crumbs, followed by a dip in the milk and back into the bread crumbs for a nice, thick coat.
- Once all chilies are done, put them in the freezer for another 15 minutes so that the coating can settle properly.
- Deep fry in very hot oil until they have a nice golden coat.
- Serve immediately with peri-peri sauce, tomato ketchup or mayonnaise.
Recipe adopted from Nando’s Peri Bites
Tip: For the best results, seal the filling properly before frying to prevent the cheese from leaking out. Keep the oil at a steady medium heat so the bites turn golden and crispy without browning too quickly.
