Chicken shawarma
Chicken shawarma, from above
Non vegMiddle East

Chicken shawarma

Spiced chicken, garlic mayo and crunchy veg rolled tight. Bengaluru's late night favourite, home edition.

50 minTime
30 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Off the spit2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayStreet style with garlic sauce.
The original
411kcalsame
30 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
50minutessame

Chicken shawarma.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Chicken, boneless500 g boneless thigh
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)⅓ cup
Lemon juice1½ tbsp
Garlic12 cloves, split
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)¾ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Whole spices½ tsp cinnamon and cardamom powder
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Eggless mayonnaise (eggless mayo)4 tbsp
Pita bread5 pitas or khubz
Cabbage1½ cups, shredded
Onion1, sliced
Cucumber1, sliced
Tomato1, sliced
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Marinate chicken with curd, lemon, half the garlic minced, all the spices and salt for at least 1 hour.
  2. 2Sear in oil on very high heat in batches, 5 to 6 minutes a side, until charred and cooked through with no pink.
  3. 3Rest, then slice thinly.
  4. 4Blend mayo with remaining garlic and a pinch of salt for garlic sauce.
  5. 5Warm pitas, spread garlic sauce, add chicken, cabbage, onion, cucumber and tomato. Roll tightly in paper and toast briefly.
Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

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What goes with Chicken shawarma: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Hummus25 min
On the side Baingan bharta40 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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