Halal Chicken & Rice (NYC style)
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Ingredients
For Tzatziki Sauce-2 Plain yogurt
-2 Cloves of garlic
-2 Cucumbers (peeled, seeded, diced)
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
-1 Lemon
-Olive oil, dill
For Chicken and Rice (Serves 2-3)
-Boneless chicken thighs (1 package - 6pcs)
-Basmati rice
-Ginger (fresh, 1/2 tbsp finely chopped)
-1 Tomatoes (vine-ripe, sliced into eights)
-1 Tomato juice (small can)
-1 Onion (white or yellow, large strips)
-Iceberg Lettuce (
-2 Cloves of garlic
-Cumin, curry, salt, pepper, paprika, tabasco and olive oil
1. Mix olive oil, garlic, dill, vinegar, cucumbers and lemon juice into food processor and blend until smooth.
2. Add olive oil mixture into yogurt and mix.
For Chicken and Rice (Serves 2-3)
1. Cook rice (in pot or rice cooker. you can also add in saffron to flavor the rice)
2. Heat wok while washing and slicing chicken into strips, rub with olive oil and sprinkle salt + pepper.
3. Coat wok with olive oil and add chicken. When chicken starts to whiten, add onions, 3 tbsp cumin, 3 tbsp curry powder, 1 tbsp paprika and tomato juice and cook for 10min.
4. Add about 10 dashes of tabasco sauce and leave on medium heat for 15 min covered.
5. Make a bed of rice, and cover half with the chicken and sauce. Place lettuce and tomatoes, and generously drizzle tzatziki sauce over everything. You can add a couple dashes of Chipotle Tabasco if you like your food spicier than most.
Enjoy!
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rasterboy saysyup, i just use chicken but you can easily substitute lamb or beef depending on preference. let me know how it comes out!
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kittygal says
I ended up doing chicken instead of lamb, b/ lamb had this awful smell I couldn’t get rid of, but it was the most asked dish at the dinner party… =^-^= thanks, I owe you big time.
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rasterboy says
aw sorry to hear about the smell. i think some ginger may have helped neutralize the scent? ill have to experiment with lamb sometime...
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nycred saysrasterboy, big thanx as a lot of people have been looking for this recipe. just a few questions: 1. any idea what is in the green sauce? 2. ginger is in the ingredient list. where is it added? 3. would you recommend marinating the meat overnight in the cumin,curry mixture? thank you again!
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sunny says
NYC style halal "white sauce" does not use cucumbers. Tzatziki is a greek style sauce. The "white sauce" thats mildly famous thanks to 53rd and 6th is very smooth in texture and lacks any solids like cucumbers.
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rasterboy says
nycred - marinating is always better imo. not sure what you mean by the green sauce? sunny - my recipe was trying to emulate the flavors and is in no way perfect (as there doesn't seem to be a definitive recipe.) it would probably more helpful if you could write your suggestions on what you think goes into the "white sauce?"
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csun4871 says
sunny- sounds like you have a solid cucumber up your ass. i forgot that its illegal to add a lil somethin to your own recipes. good stuff rasterboy
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stevonyc says
rasterboy - awesome recipe! I've always loved the chicken rice served by carts in nyc (particularly the one from 53rd and 6th)and always wondered how to replicate at home. Your feedback is definitely helpful and a must try. I think nycred was refering to the spicy green sauce (in lieu of the red hot sauce) served by the Kwik Meal Cart on 45th and 6th. Both are great places and a must try, just different styles I guess. Thanks again!
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can i still use the recipe if I want to do lamb instead of chicken?