🔥 Lebanese Grilled Chicken Over Rice | Easy & Delicious Homemade Recipe 🇱🇧 | Latifs Inspired

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Chicken breast is leaner, while bone-in chicken is often more affordable.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with less fat.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped almonds

Sunflower seeds are a lower-cost nut alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more economical choice.

Wash 2 cups of basmati rice and soak in water for 30 minutes.

Marinate chicken and let it rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

To make the salsa, blend 1 ripe tomato, 1 garlic clove, 1 green chili, and 1/2 lemon juice with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and organic coriander.

For the yogurt dip, mix 1 clove of garlic with 1/2 teaspoon of salt to create a paste, then add Greek yogurt and 1/2 lemon juice, and mix well. Optionally add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil, add 1 cup of chopped onion and 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic, and cook until caramelized.

Add the soaked rice to the pan and toast it briefly.

Add 2 cups of water and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, then cover and cook on low heat for 12 minutes.

Let the rice rest for 15 minutes after cooking.

Oil the surface of the air fryer and preheat to 190°C.

Cook the marinated chicken in the air fryer for 15 minutes, flip, spray with oil, and cook for another 10 minutes, checking for doneness after 6-8 minutes.

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