Halal-Style Chicken Rice Bowl
A halal-cart-style chicken rice bowl with air fryer chicken, yellow rice, salad, hot sauce, and a lighter yogurt white sauce.
- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Cook Time
- 25 mins
- Servings
- 1 bowl
- Calories
- about 650-750 calories per bowl
Ingredients
Instructions
Season the Chicken
Coat 160 to 180 g chicken breast with 1 tsp olive oil, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp kosher salt, and black pepper.
Air Fry the Chicken
Air fry the seasoned chicken at 380°F for 14 to 18 minutes, flipping once, until the thickest part reaches 165°F. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice.
Make the Yellow Rice
Cook white rice in a rice cooker. For the bowl, warm 1 cooked cup rice with 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder or a small pinch of salt. Add a pinch more turmeric if you want stronger yellow color.
Mix the White Sauce
Stir together 3 tbsp nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 tsp light mayo, 1 tsp lemon juice, and 1 tsp water. Thin with a little more water until it drizzles, then season with salt and pepper.
Build the Bowl
Add 1 cup yellow rice to a bowl. Top with the sliced chicken, 1 to 2 cups shredded lettuce, 1/2 cup diced cucumber and tomato, and 2 tbsp pickled red onions or pickled jalapenos.
Finish
Drizzle the bowl with the yogurt white sauce and 1 to 2 tbsp red hot sauce.
Notes
- Use halal-certified chicken if the bowl needs to be halal, not just halal-cart-style.
- Measure the rice, oil, mayo, and white sauce. Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickles, lemon, and hot sauce can be generous.
- The white sauce is intentionally lighter than the restaurant version but still tastes like the thing.
Approx Macros
- Calories: about 650-750 per bowl
- Protein: 55-70 g
- Carbs: 65-85 g
- Fat: 12-22 g
Prep And Buys
- Chicken breast cooked in the air fryer
- White rice cooked in the rice cooker
- Bagged shredded lettuce
- Cucumber and tomato, or store-bought cucumber tomato salad
- Pickled red onions, pickled jalapenos, or banana peppers
- Nonfat Greek yogurt and light mayo for white sauce
Store Suggestions
- Use bottled hot sauce instead of making a red sauce.
- Buy pre-shredded lettuce if this is a weekday lunch.
- Pickled onions, jalapenos, or banana peppers are cheap, last a while, and make the bowl taste less like plain chicken and rice.
Swaps
- Lower calorie: use 3/4 cup rice and skip the light mayo in the white sauce.
- Higher volume: add extra lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and pickles.
- Higher carb day: use 1.5 cups rice and keep the sauce measured.
Make Ahead
- Cook 2 to 3 chicken breasts at once and slice them after resting.
- Keep rice, chicken, salad, and sauces separate until serving.
Reheating
- Reheat rice and chicken together, then add the cold vegetables, white sauce, and hot sauce after warming.