Chicken Shawarma Recipe

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Chicken Shawarma

I have tasted shawarma quite a few times here in restaurants. All the time it tasted like they have mixed chicken and veggies in mayo and rolled up in a pita bread. But i have tasted shawarma in a bakery here, they grill chicken right in the skewer in front of us, shred it up and stuff it in pita and serve, it was delicious. 

Many of my viewers asked me to share shawarma recipe, i browsed it and came across quite a few recipes. I found them having few ingredients which i didn't have on hand. So i thought of using my knowledge and make a healthy shawarma. This recipe is just chicken marinated in few spices and then sauted in a pan, I used a low fat yogurt garlic sauce and whole wheat pita bread. I will surely share the authentic version very soon.

What is Shawarma | About Shawarma

Shawarma is a popular Levantine dish made of thinly sliced meat stacked in a cone shape and roasted on a slowly turning vertical rotisserie or spit. It is traditionally made from lamb or mutton, but it can also be made from chicken, turkey, beef, or veal. As it rotates, thin slices are shaved off the cooked surface. Shawarma is a popular
street food in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt, Iraq, and the Levant, as well as in the Caucasus and Russia.

What does a shawarma consist of?

Shawarma consists of thinly sliced meat cuts such as chicken, beef, goat, lamb, and sometimes turkey rolled into a large piece of steamed or heated flatbread or pita. Hummus, tahini, pickles, vegetables, and even french fries are stuffed inside pita bread.

Shawarma has

Toum

Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Kuboos

Shawarma Pickle

Is shawarma originally Turkish?

Although roasting meat on horizontal spits has a long history, the shawarma technique of grilling a vertical stack of meat slices and cutting them off as they cook first appeared in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire, in what is now Turkey, as doner kebab.

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Ingredients for Chicken Shawarma

These are the ingredients for basic chicken shawarma. Usual spices like cumin, chilli powder and herbs are used in the marination for chicken shawarma.

Marinate for Chicken Shawarma

• Chicken - 500 grams Boneless thinly sliced
• Thick Curd / Yogurt - 4 tblspn (RECIPE HERE)
• Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn
• Cinnamon Powder / Pattai Podi - 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1 tblspn
• Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
• Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn or to taste
• Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 6 cloves chopped finely
• Oregano - 1 tblspn
• Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
• Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Olive Oil - 2 tblspn

Healthy Dipping Sauce for Shawarma

Shawarma is usually served with a garlic sauce. This is a simple but healthy light dipping sauce for shawarma made with yogurt, garlic and lemon juice.

Yogurt Garlic Sauce:

Hung Curd / Greek Yogurt - 1 cup (RECIPE HERE)
Garlic - 10 cloves minced
Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn or to taste
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste

Other Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Pita Bread - 4 (RECIPE HERE)
Lettuce - 2 cup sliced thinly
Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
Tomato - 1 large deseeded and sliced thinly

How to Make Chicken Shawarma

Step 1:

Mix all the ingredients given for marinating chicken and leave it to marinate for 1 hour. Mix all the ingredients for sauce and mix well, keep this in fridge for 1 hour as well.

Step 2:

Now heat olive oil in a pan, add in the chicken and saute and cook this. Let the chicken get some colour as well. Remove this to a bowl.

Step 3: 

Take a pita bread, spread some sauce, and spoon some chicken, top with lettuce, onion, tomato and some more sauce. Place this in foil and roll this really well. Cut in half and serve.

Some variations in shawarma

Chicken Shawarma Recipe Step by Step Pictures

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This chicken shawarma recipe is made restaurant style. but I used chapati instead of pita bread.

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Chicken Shawarma | Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Aarthi

Chicken shawarma is one of the popular recipe from the middle eastern. It taste so delicious and the garlic sauce in this recipe really makes it.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Wrap

Cuisine Lebanese

Servings 6 servings

Calories 278 kcal

Aarthi

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Pita Bread as needed
• ▢ 6 Boneless Chicken Thighs
• ▢ Pepper to taste
• ▢ 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
• ▢ 1 tbsp Cumin Powder
• ▢ 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• ▢ 1 cup Garlic Sauce (toum)
• ▢ 3 tbsp Lemon Juice or Vinegar
• ▢ 2 cups Lettuce shredded
• ▢ 1 grated Carrot grated
• ▢ 1 Onion sliced thinly
• ▢ 1 tsp Sugar
• ▢ Salt to taste

Instructions

 

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  Take chicken in a bowl, add salt, pepper, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, lemon juice or vinegar, garlic sauce in a bowl and mix well. Leave to marinate for 2 hours.
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  Preheat oven to 250 degree C to grill mode. Grease a baking tray with oil.
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  Arrange chicken in the tray and grill the chicken for 30 to 40 mins.
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  Remove the chicken halfway, spoon the juice over the chicken and continue baking.
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  Remove it and cut it into small pieces.
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  Take lettuce, onion, carrot in a bowl. Add salt, sugar, vinegar and mix well.
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  Add in chicken, garlic sauce and toss well.
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  Spoon this over pita bread and roll it out.
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  Serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Chicken Shawarma | Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 servings)

Calories 278 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Trans Fat 0.1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 4g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Cholesterol 111mg37%

Sodium 127mg6%

Potassium 405mg12%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 19g38%

Vitamin A 3680IU74%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Chicken Shawarma Recipe Pictures

1)Take boneless chicken thighs in a bowl

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2)Add in saltPin

3)Add in cumin powderPin

4)Add in chilli powderPin

5)Add in coriander powderPin

6)Add in pepper powderPin

7)Add in olive oil Pin

8)Add in garlic sauce, recipe herePin

9)Mix wellPin

10)Arrange it in a baking tray. Pop it in a preheated oven. Oven is set to grill mode for 250 degree C.Pin

11)Bake it for 40 to 45 mins, remove it half way through.Pin

12) Spoon the juices over the chicken and pop it back in oven.Pin

13)Bake till done.Pin

14)Remove it to a platePin

15) Chop it into small piecesPin

16)Take cabbage or lettuce, carrot and onion and slice thinlyPin

17)Take it in a bowlPin

18)Add in saltPin

19)Add in vinegar or lemon juicePin

20)Add in sugarPin

21)Mix well.Pin

22)Add in chickenPin

23)Add in garlic sauce. Recipe herePin

24)Mix wellPin

25)Take a pita bread, i used chapati. For Pita bread recipe here, check whole wheat pita bread herePin

26)Spread the filling inPin

27)Spread it evenlyPin

28)Roll itPin

29)Serve.Pin