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Copycat Nando’s Spicy Rice: One-Pan Fakeaway Recipe
Nando’s Spicy Rice
Inspired by Nando’s Spicy Rice Not the official recipe
- 35 min
- Makes 4 regular sides
- ~$0.89 per serving~£0.34 per serving
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A fakeaway version of the orange-flecked, gently hot rice from the Nando's sides menu. One pan, a few jars from the spice rack and about 35 minutes start to finish.
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Rate the cloneCost at home
~$0.89 each at home
- Homemade
- ~$3.57 for 4 (~$0.89 each)
~£0.34 each at home
- Homemade
- ~£1.37 for 4 (~£0.34 each)
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Ingredients
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Pantry staples are not included in the cost estimate.
Ingredient cost
- Homemade
- ~$3.57 for 4 (~$0.89 each)
- Homemade
- ~£1.37 for 4 (~£0.34 each)
Method quantities are for the original 4 regular sides.
Kitchen gear
- Wide pan or sauté pan with a tight lid
- Fine-mesh sieve, for rinsing the rice
Method
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Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water, swirling it with your fingers, until the water runs almost clear. Leave it to drain.
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Warm the oil in a wide pan that has a lid over medium heat. Add the onion and both peppers with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring now and then, until soft and just catching at the edges.
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Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, turmeric, pepper flakes and oregano. Keep stirring for 1 minute, until the paste darkens and the spices smell toasted; turn the heat down if they start to stick.
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Tip in the drained rice and stir for 2 minutes, until every grain is coated in the orange base.
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Pour in the hot stock, bring it to a steady simmer, then cover, turn the heat to low and cook without lifting the lid.
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Take the pan off the heat and leave it covered to steam. Fluff the rice with a fork, taste, and season with salt.
Tips for a closer clone
- Use sweet paprika, not smoked: the restaurant rice tastes peppery and bright rather than barbecue.
- The heat lives in the pepper flakes. Start with 1/4 tsp, taste the finished rice, and go up to 1/2 tsp next time.
- Cut the peppers small, about the size of a grain of corn, so they melt into the rice like the original.
- Cool leftover rice quickly, keep it in the fridge and reheat it only once, until steaming hot all the way through.
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About this dupe
UK and US: every ingredient is sold in both countries. In the UK, tomato paste is tomato purée and crushed red pepper is sold as chilli flakes.
vs the original: Spicy Rice is on the Nando’s UK menu as a regular or large side (the large serves 2) (checked 14 Oct 2026). Chicken stock works in place of the vegetable stock if that is what you have.
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Copycat recipe inspired by the restaurant original. Not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with Nando’s.
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Nando’s Spicy RiceFrom dupeeats.com/d001 · Copycat recipe, not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with any restaurant brand.
