Recreate NYC Halal Cart Chicken & Rice at Home — Including That Creamy White Sauce
A step-by-step home recreation of the iconic New York City halal cart chicken and rice bowl, broken into three components: fluffy turmeric-spiced basmati rice, juicy marinated chicken shawarma, and a creamy garlic white sauce. Great for meal prep or impressing dinner guests, and designed to replicate the street-food experience without a rotisserie.
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by Moribyan
#shawarma #NYC street food #weeknight dinner #rice bowl #chicken #meal prep #white sauce #halal #turmeric rice #Middle Eastern-inspired
🧾 Ingredients
- 1Boneless skinless chicken thighs (2 lbs)
- 2Olive oil
- 3Lemon juice (2 lemons)
- 4Minced garlic
- 5Basmati rice
- 6Chicken broth
- 7Ghee or unsalted butter
- 8Turmeric
- 9Oregano
- 10Cumin
- 11Salt
- 12Mayonnaise
- 13Garlic spread (toum)
- 14Sour cream or plain whole milk yogurt
- 15Black pepper
- 16Sugar
- 17Water
- 18Roma tomatoes
- 19Romaine or iceberg lettuce
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