How To Make Halal Chicken and Rice
This halal chicken and rice is an easy copycat version of a New York street food made with spiced chicken and served with turmeric rice & yogurt sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- ¼cuplight olive oil
- 2tbsplemon juice
- 1½tbspgarlic,coarsely chopped
- 1tbspfresh oregano,chopped
- ½tspground coriander
- kosher salt and ground black pepper,to taste
- 2lbsboneless chicken thighs,trimmed of excess fat
For the yogurt sauce:
- 1cupGreek yogurt
- 1tbspsriracha sauce,or more to taste
- 2garlic cloves,minced
For the rice:
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- ½tspground turmeric
- ¼tspground cumin
- 1½cupslong-grain rice
- 2½cupschicken broth
Instructions
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Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, and coriander in a blender; blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
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Place chicken thighs in a resealable plastic bag; pour in blended marinade and seal. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
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Whisk yogurt, sriracha sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper together to make the sauce. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
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Cook skin-side down until well browned for 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook until no longer pink in the center for 4 to 5 minutes more.
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Let the chicken cool for 5 to 10 minutes, then chop into chunks.
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Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add turmeric and cumin; cook and stir until fragrant. Add rice and stir to coat.
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Cook, stirring frequently until toasted for about 4 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and season with salt and pepper.
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Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook until the broth is absorbed for about 15 minutes.
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Remove Dutch oven from the heat and let stand, covered for 15 minutes.
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Divide rice and chicken among serving bowls. Drizzle yogurt sauce on top.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 2353.67kcal
- Fat:Â 241.47g
- Saturated Fat:Â 38.34g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.21g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 167.18g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 27.09g
- Carbohydrates:Â 28.06g
- Fiber:Â 2.52g
- Sugar:Â 2.47g
- Protein:Â 25.76g
- Cholesterol:Â 125.35mg
- Sodium:Â 1088.64mg
- Calcium:Â 96.94mg
- Potassium:Â 483.93mg
- Iron:Â 5.95mg
- Vitamin A: 53.15µg
- Vitamin C:Â 4.05mg
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