Chicken Shawarma
Perfect HOMEMADE CHICKEN SHAWARMA recipe, that tastes just like a Pakistani street style shawarma. Give this recipe a try and do share your feedback!
Ingredients
Chicken Marination
- 2 lbs Chicken boneless
- 2 tbsp Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Red chili powder or to taste
- 2 tsp Cumin powder
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 2 tsp Paprika
- Cardamom powder a pinch
- 1 tbsp Sumac
- 1 tbsp Shawarma powder
Pita Bread
- 4 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Yeast
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Lukewarm water as needed
Garlic Mayo Sauce
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1-2 tbsp Cream
- 1 Garlic
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Olive oil or any oil
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
Hot Sauce
- 15-20 Red chilies soaked in water
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 Garlic
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Olive oil or any oil
Tzatziki
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or hung yogurt
- 1/2 cup Cucumber grated
- 1 Garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp Mint chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
Chicken
- In a mixing bowl, add yogurt, lemon juice, oil and all the dry spices.
- Mix well, marinate the chicken and leave it for 3-4 hours.
- Heat oil in a pan, and fry each side for 5-6 mins or until done.
- When its done, let it cool down.
- Cut the grilled chicken into strips.
Pita Bread
- In a large mixing bowl,add flour, salt, sugar, yeast and oil. Mix all the ingredients together.
- Use luke warm water, as needed and knead the dough. The dough should be soft and moist.
- Apply oil, cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place for 3-4 hours or until dough has doubled in size.
- Lightly dust a clean surface with flour. Punch down dough and turn it out onto surface. Divide dough into 8 pieces and roll into balls.
- Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes (this step is not necessary).
- Roll each ball into 6-8" wide, sprinkle dough with extra flour if it starts to stick.
- Place the rolled bread on the hot pan. The pan should be MEDIUM HOT. Flip when one side changes color, press the edges gently using a spatula. Cook both sides until done.
- Cover cooked pitas with a clean kitchen towel to keep warm.
Mayo Garlic Sauce
- In a blender add mayonnaise and all other ingredients and blend it.
- Use milk if you don't have cream available.
Hot Sauce
- Soak 15-20 red chilies in water for 3-4 hours.
- Add the soaked red chilies, and all other ingredients in a blender and blend it.
- Use chilies according to your taste.
Tzatziki
- Peel and then grate the cucumber.
- Use a strainer or a cheesecloth to squueze the water out completely.
- In a mixing bowl, add greek yogurt, grated cucumber, mint and all the spices.
- Mix all well.
- Refreshing chilled tzatziki is ready.
