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    Home » Recipes » Easy Recipes

    Halal Cart-Style Rice

    Modified: Dec 18, 2016 · Published: Aug 22, 2014 by Ashley

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    Dino found a homemade version of the street cart rice that he loves so much from Rafiqi’s. Since we had some more chicken thighs in the freezer, he made a batch of this rice to go alongside his Halal Chicken on a Pita AKA Rafakey 2.0.

    Halal Cart-Style Rice

    This is a simple and delicious side dish that’s full of flavor. The house smelled insanely good while he was making it, and it went perfectly with the marinated, cooked chicken.

    Halal Cart-Style Rice

    Halal Cart-Style Rice
    Serious Eats

    Serves 4 to 6

    2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    ½ teaspoon turmeric
    ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    1 ½ cups long-grain or Basmati rice
    2 ½ cups chicken broth
    Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Melt the butter over medium heat in a large Dutch oven. Add the turmeric and cumin and cook until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Add the rice and stir to coat. Cook, stirring frequently, 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 a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes without disturbing. Remove from the heat and allow to rest until the water is completely absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes.

    Big Flavors Rating: 5 Stars

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    Comments

    1. Lori H

      August 22, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      Could you bring one of those plates over please? 🙂

      Reply
      • BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen

        August 26, 2014 at 9:36 am

        I'll have Dino make it for ya when you come visit in a few months!

        Reply
        • Lori H

          August 26, 2014 at 7:52 pm

          Deal!

          Reply
    2. Joanne (eats well with others)

      August 28, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      If there's one thing I fail at on a regular basis, it's rice-making. WANT THIS.

      Reply
    3. M Jacqueline Lawr-Ouellette

      August 14, 2022 at 4:05 pm

      I apologize a head of time,
      I do not cook Halal, but need to do a rice dish for work and some of the associates request Halal Chicken. It says Chicken Broth, is it a particular brand or can I just use what I have in the pantry? I assumed it would need to be Halal as well?

      Reply
      • Ashley

        August 14, 2022 at 4:24 pm

        Not all brands are halal but there definitely are some out there. You’d need to take a look at the label if you want to be sure it’s halal.

        Reply

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