Hungry Paprikas· by Amina Al-Saigh★ 5.0 (116)

Shawarma Rice with White Sauce (in one pot!)

Name: Shawarma Rice with White Sauce (in one pot!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6, 6 Servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 450 g chicken thighs (cut into bite sized pieces); 2 crushed garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil (for cooking); 2 small onions (roughly 1 cup diced); 3 cloves garlic (crushed); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1.5 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 2 cups basmati rice; 3 cups water; 1 cup full fat plain yogurt; 1.5 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (more per preference); 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (you can use fresh too, adjust amount to your liking); 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder; 2-3 teaspoons lemon juice (per preference); 2 tablespoons tahini (optional - you can leave it out if you don't have it)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

480KCAL

Protein

21g43% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat17g

22%

Saturated3g

17%

Unsaturated13g

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Total Carbs60g

22%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars3g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch54g

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Sodium970mg

42%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Spiced chicken thighs cooked with yellow rice, cumin, paprika, and cinnamon in one pot, topped with a creamy white sauce of yogurt, tahini, and garlic. A flavorful weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

450 gchicken thighs — cut into bite-sized pieces
2garlic cloves — crushed
1 tspcumin
1 tsppaprika
1 tspcinnamon
½ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper
1 tbspolive oil
2small onions — diced, 1 cup
3garlic — crushed
2 tbspolive oil
½ tspcinnamon
1½ tspsalt
½ tspturmeric
¼ tspcumin
2 cupsbasmati rice
3 cupswater
1 cupfull fat plain yogurt
1½ tbspmayonnaise
¼ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper
½ tspgarlic powder — or fresh garlic
¼ tspchilli powder
2–3 tsplemon juice
2 tbsptahini — optional

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Method

40m total

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