Homemade Peri Peri Seasoning (2024)

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Updated: Nov 13th 2023 • Published: Nov 13th 2019 • 28 Comments

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4.16 from 124 votes

Who doesn't love Peri Peri! This wonderful mix of herbs and spices turns chicken, steak or vegetables into a mouthwatering meal!

With this homemade Peri Peri Seasoning, you can have those delicious flavors at home. The mixture is made up of a few easily available spices. You may well have them all in your pantry already!

This mixture will keep in the pantry or store cupboard for at least 6 months. So you can make a big batch up and use it throughout the coming months! Let's get mixing!

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To make your Peri Peri Seasoning you'll need:

Sugar
Paprika
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Ground Coriander
Salt
Dried Oregano
Dried Parsley
Ground Ginger
Ground Cardamon
Smoked Paprika
Cayenne Pepper

(For a full list of ingredients with measurements see the recipe card below.)

These herbs and spices all mixed together in a jar and you are ready to use! How easy is that?!?!

Is this Peri-peri seasoning spicy?

The level of spice is completely up to you here! You can change the amount of cayenne pepper in the recipe to suit your family's tastes.

I make this quite mild because guaranteed if I serve spicy food my youngest will stick his tongue out and try and cool it in his water glass, which will lead to my eldest saying "It's not spicy, you are just being silly" and before I know it I have feuding brothers on my hands and spilled water. (anyone else's family dinner go that way? Please??)

Traditional Seasonings

The recipe uses cayenne pepper to get its spice, traditionally this would have been ground Piri-Piri pepper. I find this much harder to find so I add cayenne as a substitute.

How to use Peri peri seasoning?

This mixture is wonderful rubbed into chicken or steak. Or try sprinkling it over veggies before you roast them. My Peri peri traybake is coming tomorrow!

It also makes a great seasoning for stirring through mayonnaise to make a quick and easy dip for your fries!

Enjoy x

For more seasoning blends why not check out:

The Best Ever Steak Rub
Homemade Creole Seasoning
Homemade Simple Chicken Seasoning
Homemade Old Bay Style Seasoning
Homemade Cajun Seasoning Blend
Moroccan Spice Blend

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Homemade Peri Peri Seasoning

Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts

With this homemade Peri Peri Seasoning, you can have the wonderful flavors of Peri Peri at home. The seasoning blend is made up of a few easily available spices. you may well have them all in your pantry already!This mixture will keep in the pantry or store cupboard for at least 6 months. So you can make a big batch up and use it throughout the coming months!

4.16 from 124 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Seasoning Blend

Cuisine Portuguese, South African

Servings 15 Tablespoons

Calories 20 kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoon onion powder
2 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoon ground cardamon
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper - see note 1

Instructions

Mix everything together well and store in an airtight jar.

Notes

Depending on how spicy you like your food, you can change the level of cayenne pepper. As the recipe is written it is a mild seasoning. But you can increase the cayenne up to 1 tablespoon if you like it spicy.

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Nutrition

Nutrition is per serving

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Comments

AC says
September 09, 2023 at 9:21 pm

we loved this spice mix
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- Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts says
  September 11, 2023 at 2:10 pm
  
  Oh I am so happy 🙂
  Cx
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Kristine says
August 26, 2023 at 6:40 am

Hi,
Just had to make my 2nd batch, what a great recipe. My son & I use it all the time & its just great, makes a big difference to our dishes. Thank you.
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- Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts says
  September 27, 2023 at 9:15 am
  
  Oh I am so happy you love it Kristine.
  Thank you for taking the time to come back and comment 🙂
  Cx
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JOXA says
December 17, 2022 at 4:44 am

GOD DAMN THIS SEASONING IS BANGIN STRAIGHT SLAPPIN 💥💥💥🤯🤯🤯😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
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Shanequa says
July 20, 2022 at 9:58 pm

Could I use fresh parsley and coriander since I don’t have any dried?
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- Claire McEwen says
  July 22, 2022 at 6:36 pm
  
  If you don't have dried herbs would leave them out of the seasoning blend, and then when you use it, add some finely chopped fresh herbs. Adding fresh herbs to the blend will make everything damp.
  Hope that helps 🙂
  Cx
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- Dry says
  October 12, 2022 at 7:59 am
  
  You could always just dry out the fresh out over a day
  Reply
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Vixapixi says
May 22, 2022 at 5:50 am

Delighted with this! Substituted cinnamon for cardamom as I'd run out. Don't know how much difference it made but it was fabulous. I mixed it into flour and used it to coat chicken livers - it worked a treat. Son is veggie so did button mushrooms for him and served both with crusty bread. So quick, easy and tasty. This is set to be a 'go-to' weekday dish. Going to try with courgettes and halloumi next...
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Nigel Gibson says
April 11, 2022 at 2:53 pm

That is WAY too much cardamom - totally overpowers everything else
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- Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts says
  April 15, 2022 at 11:50 am
  
  Hi Nigel,
  Did you make the spice mix? I am wondering if you used tablespoons for the cardamon instead of teaspoons?
  The cardamon is 2 teaspoons in a mix that contains 45 teaspoons of spices, we don't find it overpowers it at all.
  But that is the beauty of homemade spice blends, you can change it to suit your tastes. 🙂
  Cx
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  - Zaib says
    September 10, 2022 at 11:02 am
    
    Is it green cardamom or black cardamom .bcoz there are two different cardamoms in spices.but I believe you mean green not black.plz confirm thanks
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    - Claire McEwen says
      October 03, 2022 at 6:03 pm
      
      Yes green cardamon
      🙂
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Adrienne says
March 29, 2022 at 11:08 pm

This is a great spice blend! It is sooooo good! Highly recommend.
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Cheryl says
September 23, 2021 at 9:22 am

Hi there can I leave out the sugar I can’t have sugar thanks
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- Claire McEwen says
  September 27, 2021 at 1:53 pm
  
  Hi Cheryl,
  You can definitely leave out the sugar. It won't taste quite the same as Nando's but it will still be delicious 🙂
  Hope that helps
  Cx
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Sandra says
September 18, 2021 at 12:54 am

Can't wait to make this. Having experienced Nando's wonderful chicken while in South Africa, I miss that scrumptious flavor. We can now buy a bottled Peri Peri sauce in some stores here, but I prefer to do it myself...and avoid the questionable additives. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
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Moddather says
June 21, 2021 at 4:35 am

This recipe can be used with fried chicken after frying?
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- Claire McEwen says
  June 24, 2021 at 11:42 am
  
  Hi there,
  You could definitely use it as a seasoning after you have cooked the chicken, like a seasoning salt.
  Or mix it with some oil and use it before you cook the chicken.
  Both will work.
  Hope that helps
  Cx
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Aya + Lauren says
May 06, 2021 at 5:59 am

Me and my flatmate made this for dinner tonight! It was super yummy and brightened up our night! 🙂
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Aya + Lauren says
May 06, 2021 at 5:57 am

Me and my flat mate made this for dinner today! It was super yummy and brightened up our night! 🙂
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Crystal Mclean says
October 11, 2020 at 10:35 am

Thank you for sharing! This is amazing! My family loves this!
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- Claire McEwen says
  October 14, 2020 at 8:56 am
  
  Oh I am so pleased 🙂
  Cx
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Sean says
June 03, 2020 at 11:04 pm

Thanks for sharing this! I've already given your recipe 5* as I know what it's going to taste like before I use it this weekend (I have 17 years catering experience and I'm always experimenting).
I've been using the same 'rub' for 10 years so I think it's time to change and use yours 😉
I have all but one item in my 'spice' cupboard.
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Andre says
April 22, 2020 at 6:17 pm

Hello please how much of each spice to mix please the list is there but the grams of per spice mix? Thanks
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- Claire McEwen says
  April 23, 2020 at 10:43 am
  
  Hi Andre,
  I think perhaps you didn't scroll down as far as the recipe card? The amounts are all given in the card 🙂
  https://www.sprinklesandsprouts.com/peri-peri-seasoning/#wprm-recipe-container-26510
  Hope that helps
  Cx
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  - Jay says
    April 09, 2021 at 7:16 pm
    
    What kind of sugar? What kind of salt?
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    - Claire McEwen says
      April 11, 2021 at 10:44 am
      
      Hi Jay,
      I just use regular table salt and standard granulated sugar.
      Hope that helps
      Cx
      Reply