Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Chicken Shawarma made at home!

Chicken Shawarma is a popular Middle Eastern dish. Marinated chicken chunks are mounted on a large rotating skewer and then roasted slowly to perfection against a gas burning grill & stuffed into bread along with french fries, onion & tomatos.
Ingredients:
  • 200gm thinly cut skinless boneless chicken breast
  • 2 tsp  of lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed/powder oregano (or thyme)
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
  • 4 tablespoons of plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp of white vinegar
  • 4 crushed garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  •  Salt to taste
Method:
Marinate chicken with yoghurt, paprika,oregano,ketchup,vinegar & salt for 6-8 hours or overnight in the fridge. Grill the marinated chicken using a BBQ grill.You can fry/roast  the chicken on a frypan.  Once cooked, shred the chicken thinly. Make paste of garlic,oil,lemon juice. Spread on a pita bread/sandwich bread this paste ,add the shredded chicken, vinegar marignated cucumber,onion,French fries & tomatoes and enjoy!

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