
Halal Cart Chicken & Rice with Yogurt Sauce

While you'll still find the classic Sabrett hot dog carts on the streets of New York City, so-called halal carts have become a more common sight.
Halal usually refers to the method of slaughter that makes meat acceptable for Muslims to eat, but in NYC it's shorthand for the halal carts serving street meat, most often a plate of chicken and rice topped with a pair of contrasting sauces and served with a simple iceberg and tomato salad.
For about $8 it's an affordably delicious meal in a notoriously expensive city. After our last trip to New York and a few sidewalk dinners of chicken and rice, I wanted to make it at home. I started with the leftovers from a roasted chicken.
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- 2 cups of cooked Chicken, picked from bone*
- 1 Shallot, chopped
- 2 Roma Tomatoes, chopped (or canned semi dried tomatoes)
- 1/2 head Iceberg or Romaine lettuce, shredded (or shredded green cabbage)
- 1 teaspoon of Sugar
- 1 cup of Greek-style yogurt
- 1 teaspoon of Diaspora Co. Pragati Turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon of New York Shuk Shawarma
- 2 cups of cooked Kokuho Rose Heirloom White Rice
- 2 teaspoons + extra for cooking Antheo D.O.P. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon + extra to taste Italian fine sea salt
- To finish New York Shuk Signature Harissa
- 2 tablespoons Katz Gravenstein Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of Burlap & Barrel Gravenstein Apple Cider Vinegar
- *substitute 3 chicken thighs, toss with olive oil, chopped shallot, and shawarma spice mix, bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until done.
Equipment
- 1 Chef's Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Stock Pot
- 1 Spatula
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons

"After our last trip to New York and a few sidewalk dinners of chicken and rice, I wanted to make it at home"
~ Jim Dixon, founder Wellspent and Real Good Food
What you'll have to do
Chicken & Rice Step 1
Cook the shallot in a little olive oil for about 10 minutes, then add the cooked chicken and shawarma spice mix. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Step 2
Mix the cooked rice with the turmeric and heat.

Step 3
Serve the chicken on top of the rice with the lettuce and tomato alongside.

Step 4
Drizzle everything with both the yogurt sauce and harissa (or Bobbie’s Boat sauce).

Yogurt Sauce Step 1
Dissolve a teaspoon each of sugar and salt in a 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
Stir in a teaspoon of purple stripe garlic powder, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and stir to emulsify.

Step 2
Mix in 2 tablespoons of mayo and about a cup of your favorite Greek-style yogurt.

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Salt, Herbs, & Spices
Pragati Turmeric
Oakland - California
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Salt, Herbs, & Spices
Shawarma
Brooklyn - New York
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Rice & Grains
Kokuho Rose Heirloom White Rice
San Joaquin Valley - California

Olive Oil
Antheo D.O.P.
Sicily - Italy

Salt, Herbs, & Spices
Italian Fine Sea Salt
Trapani - Sicily

Sauces & Condiments
Signature Harissa
Brooklyn - New York

Vinegar
Gravenstein Apple Cider Vinegar
Napa - California

Salt, Herbs, & Spices
Purple Stripe Garlic
Cao Bằng - Vietnam

Sauces & Condiments
Smooth & Creamy Real Mayonnaise
Greenville - South Carolina
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