MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKEN & RICE BOWL

12 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add chicken thighs to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with smoked paprika, garlic powder, thyme, Aleppo pepper or chili flakes, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix in plain yogurt and lemon juice. Let it marinate for 2-10 hours or immediately proceed.
  2. 2Add chicken thighs to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with smoked paprika, garlic powder, thyme, Aleppo pepper or chili flakes, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix in plain yogurt and lemon juice. Let it marinate for 2-10 hours or immediately proceed.
  3. 3Add chicken thighs to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with smoked paprika, garlic powder, thyme, Aleppo pepper or chili flakes, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix in plain yogurt and lemon juice. Let it marinate for 2-10 hours or immediately proceed.
  4. 4Bring a pan to medium heat, add oil, and cook the chicken through on medium heat, for about 10-12 mins.
  5. 5Bring a pan to medium heat, add oil, and cook the chicken through on medium heat, for about 10-12 mins.
  6. 6Bring a pan to medium heat, add oil, and cook the chicken through on medium heat, for about 10-12 mins.
  7. 7Make the salad by thinly slicing a large red onion, a small handful of cherry tomatoes, and a large handful of fresh flat parsley. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with salt, sumac, and lemon juice. Mix well and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
  8. 8Make the salad by thinly slicing a large red onion, a small handful of cherry tomatoes, and a large handful of fresh flat parsley. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with salt, sumac, and lemon juice. Mix well and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
  9. 9Make the salad by thinly slicing a large red onion, a small handful of cherry tomatoes, and a large handful of fresh flat parsley. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with salt, sumac, and lemon juice. Mix well and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
  10. 10Make the white sauce by mixing plain yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Mix well and adjust to taste.
  11. 11Make the white sauce by mixing plain yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Mix well and adjust to taste.
  12. 12Make the white sauce by mixing plain yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Mix well and adjust to taste.
  13. 13Cook Kaizen rice according to package directions.
  14. 14Cook Kaizen rice according to package directions.
  15. 15Cook Kaizen rice according to package directions.
  16. 16Add cooked rice to a bowl, top with chicken, salad, sliced cucumbers, fresh herbs, and drizzle with white sauce.
  17. 17Add cooked rice to a bowl, top with chicken, salad, sliced cucumbers, fresh herbs, and drizzle with white sauce.
  18. 18Add cooked rice to a bowl, top with chicken, salad, sliced cucumbers, fresh herbs, and drizzle with white sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 0.5 tbsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes
  • 0.5 tbsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes
  • 0.5 tbsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 0 salt
  • 0 salt
  • 0 salt
  • 0 ground pepper
  • 0 ground pepper
  • 0 ground pepper
  • 2 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 2 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 2 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 small handful cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small handful cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small handful cherry tomatoes
  • 1 large handful fresh flat parsley
  • 1 large handful fresh flat parsley
  • 1 large handful fresh flat parsley
  • 2 tbsp sumac
  • 2 tbsp sumac
  • 2 tbsp sumac
  • 0 Persian cucumbers
  • 0 Persian cucumbers
  • 0 Persian cucumbers
  • 0 fresh herbs
  • 0 fresh herbs
  • 0 fresh herbs
  • 0.25 cup plain yogurt
  • 0.25 cup plain yogurt
  • 0.25 cup plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 0.125 cup pickle juice
  • 0.125 cup pickle juice
  • 0.125 cup pickle juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill
  • 0 Kaizen rice
  • 0 Kaizen rice
  • 0 Kaizen rice

Equipment

bowlknifepanspoonmeasuring cupmason jar