Halal cart style chicken and rice
Learn how to make this easy yet packed with flavor chicken and rice bowl with a perfect balanced portion of carbs, vegetables, and protein.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken
Ingredients for chicken marination
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/3 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder or fresh garlic
- 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
- 2 tbsp oil
Ingredients for sauce
- 3/4 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Ingredients for yellow rice
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups water amount vary according to cooking method
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp oil
Other ingredient
- 1 cup Lettuce
- 2 medium Tomatoes
- 1 small red onion or any other veggies of your choice
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
- First of all cut chicken into 1.5-inch cubes and marinate with all the ingredients mentioned for the chicken marination. Set it aside
Cook rice
- In a pan, add rice and rinse several times until water runs clear. Add 2 cups of water per 1 cup of rice, turmeric, salt and oil. Cook on high heat until it comes to a boil. Now change the heat to medium until most of the water dries out. Then lower the heat to the lowest settings. Cover the pot with a kitchen towel and lid and let it steam for 7-8 minutes.
- Wash and cut your veggies, I used lettuce, red onions, and tomatoes. You can use any vegetables of your choice.
Make white sauce
- In a bowl mix all of the ingredients of white suace and leave it in the fridge until ready to use.
Cook chicken
- Now heat a pan and add 1 tsp of oil to it, cook chicken on high heat for 5-6 minutes, once cooked from one side move to the other side to cook. You want to get a little char on the chicken.
Assemble rice bowl
- Now everything is ready, in a serving bowl, add a layer of rice, then vegetables and then chicken. Drizzle white sauce generously right before serving. Add hot sauce if you like spicy.
- Enjoy