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halal-cart-chicken-over-rice

I am on a mission to find the greatest version of chicken and rice, if such even exists. We now travel to New York City, where we experience Halal Cart Chicken and Rice. A part of the authentic NYC experience is getting smacked in the face by the smoke from halal food carts on every other block. Their most popular item is this dish, and I’ve never had it because only god knows what particles have landed on it from the air. We marinate our chicken then move onto our real stars of the show–an herby white sauce that brings some creamy fattiness to the experience and #2 is a hot sauce that punches you with acid and heat. The key is to achieve a spice level where you’re kinda scared for the next bite but also enjoy the pain and want more of it.Do NOT skip these sauces because without them it ain’t halal cart chicken and rice. Yellow rice gets its color from the turmeric but we’re gonna elevate it with some cinnamon and cardamom to get it nice and fragrant. We throw in our rice in there to toast for a bit then we let it steam with chicken broth. We’re left with the perfect amount of time to sear our chicken, then build our quintessential New York plate. Listen, this is as chicken and rice as chicken and rice gets. It’s what you think of when you hear the phrase chicken and rice. It might not be flashy, but everything just works so perfectly together. My rating is 8.3 out of 10.

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