Mexican Chipotle Bowl Recipe

I am very happy to share this healthy, fresh,delicious recipe with you. Chipotle is an Mexican restaurant where we can find this recipe. I had this many times and fell in love with this fresh and tasty recipe. I made this recipe many times at home, as home made food will taste too good. My husband love my chipotle bowl recipe and even I die for this fresh and healthy bowl....
.... May be you think why she is using fresh so many times. Because the bowl, not only filled with healthy ingredients but also with freshness. We can feel it. For this recipe we have to prepare:

Cilantro-lime Rice

Salsa
Grilled Chicken (optional)
Guacamole (optional)
Black bean
Veggies
Corn

Sour Cream

Hey stop, may be you decided to leave my page without reading my recipe. You may see a long list above but preparation will be very easy, trust me. In less than 45 min we can prepare this recipe.

First we can start with cooking rice and beans which will take hardly 20 min. While cooking them we can prepare salsa which take 10 min, guacamole 5 min, and if you want to add chicken it will take 15 min. The remaining time to cut veggies and making some preparations....

..... Don't blame be if you have took more time to prepare this by chit-chatting with your loved ones :-) . I do this many times.
 

Yield : 2

Ingredients For Cilantro-lime Rice:

• Rice - 1/2 cup
• Lime / lemon juice  - 2 tsp
• Cilantro / Coriander leaves - 2 tsp
• Water -  1 cup
• Butter - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Preparation:

• Clean rice and fry the rice in butter. Frying is optional.
• In a pot heat 1 cup water and add rice and cook until rice is cooked perfectly. We can cook in a rice cooker.
• Pork the rice with fork, add lime/lemon juice and cilantro and keep aside.

Ingredients for salsa:

• Tomatoes -  2 
• Jalapeno chillies - 1
• Onion - 1/2
• Chopped Cilantro - 3 tsp
• Lemon / Lime juice - 3 tsp 
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Chop tomatoes,  onion and jalapeno into small pieces.
• Add lemon/lime juice and salt. Mix well and adjust lime juice and salt.
• wrap it and keep in fridge.

Ingredients for black bean curry:

• Black bean - 1/2 cup (canned or fresh)
• Onion - 1/2
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Oregano -  pinch
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• If using fresh beans, wash them and soak them in water for 6 hours.
• In cooker, add 2 cups water and cook beans upto 4 to 5 whistles or cook in a pot until they become soft. But cooking in a pot will take more time and we have to add more water.
• Heat oil in a pan, add onion and cook for 3 min and add cooked beans, red chilli powder, oregano and salt and cook for 3-4 min. Keep aside.

Ingredients for Guacamole:

• Ripe Avocado - 2 
• Tomato - 1 small, chopped
• Onion -3 tsp, chopped
• Garlic - 1 tsp, chopped (optional)
• Lime / Lemon - 2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Cut avocado and remove seed. Scoop the pulp and mash.
• Add chopped tomato, onion, garlic, lime/lemon juice and salt.
• Mix well.

Ingredients for chicken:

• Chicken - 100 gm 
• Oregano - 2 pinches
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp ( we can also use ginger and garlic powder)
• Lemon/Lime juice - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Marinate chicken with all the ingredients for atlest  1/2 hour.
• Grill or pan fry chicken.

Ingredients for filling Bowl:

• Cooked Rice
• Salsa
• Guacamole (optional)
• Grilled Chicken (optional)
• Black Beans
• Boiled Corn (Frozen or fresh)
• Capsicum - 1/2, chopped
• Lettuce - 1/2 cup
• Cheese for garnishing (optional)
• Sour Cream - 1/4 cup(optional) (* see note)

Preparation:

• Take a bowl and fill all the ingredients and enjoy the healthy, fresh recipe. 

Note:
As sour cream contain heavy cream, I don't like to use it. We can use curd instead of sour cream.