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Chicken Burrito Bowl

Chicken Burrito Bowl with Cumin Rice

Rahul
Deliciously moist and succulent chicken with an assortment of toppings. Stuff it in a burrito or just eat it as it is!!! You just cant go wrong...
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine Fusion, Indian, Mexican
Servings 5 Bowls

Ingredients
  

Marination

  • ½ lbs Chicken boneless skinless thighs
  • 2 tbsp Yogurt
  • 2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • ½ tsp Coriander Powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • ½ tsp Malwani Masala
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Jeera Rice/ Cumin Rice

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 tbsp Clarified Butter/Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 5 Cardamom pods
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cup Water

Toppings

  • 1 Green Pepper diced
  • ½ Small Onion diced
  • 1 Tomato diced
  • 1 Small Serrano Chili
  • 2 Avocadoes
  • 1 cup Boiled Corn
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves
  • 1 cup Red beans
  • 1 cup Yogurt
  • Hot sauce

Instructions
 

Marination

  • Whisk together yogurt, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, turmeric, malvani masala, salt & pepper in a bowl. Cut the chicken thighs into small pieces and add to the above mixture. Cover and let it marinate in the fridge overnight.

Cumin Rice

  • Wash rice, drain the water and keep aside.
  • Heat ghee in a pan over medium heat add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamon and sauté for few minutes till you get nice aroma from the spices.
  • Add cumin seeds, when it crackles, add rice. Stir till rice is well coated with ghee.
  • Add water and salt. Mix well. Cover and let it cook till water evaporates and rice is soft.

Chicken

  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Add bell peppers and cook till tender.
  • Drain the chicken cubes and place on the pan and cook till each side golden and cooked through. Season with salt.

Assembly

  • Whisk together greek yogurt & hot sauce.
  • In a pressure cooker add red beans, salt and cook till soft.
  • In a bowl mix tomato, onion, serrano chili and salt.
  • Cut avocado in cubes and mix with lemon juice to prevent avocadoes from browning.
  • In a big bowl add rice, top with chicken mixture, red beans, corn, avocado and tomato onion mixture. Drizzle with yogurt sauce.
Keyword Chicken Burrito Bowl