You’ll find versions of this delicious smoky rice dish at most beach bars on the Algarve – but here’s one you can make at home

‘This was one of my dad’s favourite dishes,’ writes Diana Henry

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Diana Henry

The Telegraph's award-winning cookery writer

Diana Henry is the Telegraph’s much-loved cookery writer. She shares recipes each week, for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. She is also a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4, and her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters.

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Published 08 May 2026 2:53pm BST

This is an approximation of the rice dish that’s served at nearly every beach bar on the Algarve. It was one of my dad’s favourite dishes. He used to kind of growl when the bowls of it arrived.

This is as near to the dish we loved as possible.…