Kerala x Lebanon

Pepper fry mushroom shawarma

Name: Pepper fry mushroom shawarma
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 500 g thickly sliced button mushroom; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1 tsp crushed fennel seeds; 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 large sliced onion; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp coarsely crushed black pepper; Salt, to taste; 4 tbsp tahini; 2 cloves grated garlic; 2 tbsp divided lemon juice; 3 tbsp ice cold water; 4 large pitas pita bread; a handful shredded lettuce; 2 sliced tomato; a few sliced dill pickles (gherkins); a few leaves mint leaves

Mushrooms seared hard enough to earn their place on a spit, with Malabar pepper doing the shouting.

40 minTime

14 gProtein each

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391kcalsame

14 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Button mushroom500 g, thickly sliced

Coconut oil2 tbsp

Fennel seeds1 tsp, crushed

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Onion1 large, sliced

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Black pepper2 tsp, coarsely crushed

Saltto taste

Tahini4 tbsp

Garlic2 cloves, grated

Lemon juice2 tbsp, divided

Water3 tbsp, ice cold

Pita bread4 large pitas

Lettucea handful, shredded

Tomato2, sliced

Dill pickles (gherkins)a few, sliced

Mint leavesa few leaves

Method

5 steps

1Whisk the tahini, grated garlic, 1 tbsp lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Add the cold water a spoon at a time and keep whisking.
2Heat the coconut oil in a wide pan on high heat. Add the mushrooms in one layer and leave them 3 minutes, then toss 2 minutes more.
3Push the mushrooms aside, lower to medium heat and add the fennel, curry leaves and onion. Cook 4 minutes, then add the ginger garlic paste and turmeric for 1 minute.
4Add the pepper, salt and the remaining lemon juice. Toss 2 minutes until the pan is dry and the mushrooms are coated.
5Warm the pitas on a hot tawa. Spread tahini sauce, layer lettuce, tomato, pickles, the mushroom fry and mint. Roll tight and toast seam down 1 minute.

Serve it like this

Cut each wrap in half and lean the halves against each other for height. Add a ribbon of tahini sauce on the side and a few pickle slices.

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Pepper fry mushroom shawarma

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