Leftover Chicken Recipe: Halal Cart Style Chicken and Rice with White Sauce

I was doing some random Googling and came across the concept of halal cart chicken. This was really delicious, I would just change up the sauce a little next time. I want to go to New York and find a real halal cart.

Ingredients:

FOR THE RICE

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1 1/2 cups long grain or Basmati rice

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

salt and pepper

FOR THE WHITE SAUCE

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons white vinegar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper

FOR THE CHICKEN

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 onion, thinly sliced

1/2 cup chicken drippings (or chicken broth)

2 pounds cooked, leftover chicken, shredded

TO SERVE

1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded

1 large tomato, cut into wedges

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

flatbread or pita bread, cut into wedges

Harissa-style hot sauce (or hot sauce of your choice, like Tabasco)

Directions:

1. To cook the Rice: Melt the butter over medium heat in a large pot. Add the turmeric and cumin and cook 1 minute. Add the rice and stir to coat. Cook, stirring freqently, until the rice is lightly toasted, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken broth, season to taste with salt and pepper. Raise the heat to high and bring to boil. Cover, reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes without disturbing. Remove from heat, keeping the cover on, and let rest for 5 minutes.

2. For the White Sauce, combine all the ingredients together.

3. For the chicken, heat a large saute pan or frying pan over medium-high heat with the butter. When bubbling, add in the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken drippings (or chicken broth) and bring to simmer. Add in the leftover chicken and cook for 1 minute just to warm through. Remove from heat, stir in 1/2 of the White Sauce.

4. Wrap the stack of pita bread or flatbread in damp towel. Microwave on medium for 60 seconds to soften and heat through.

5. To serve, divide the lettice, tomato and red onion amongst each plate. Spoon rice onto each plate and top with the chicken. Add a spoonful of the remaining White Sauce onto each plate (you can use this as salad dressing for the salad or just spoon on top of the turkey). Serve with Harissa-style hot sauce.

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