Chicken Shawarma Recipe
A non-veg Middle Eastern recipe with chicken breasts - cut into thin strips, coriander powder (dhania), red chilli powder. Ready in 1h 25m, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Chicken Shawarma Recipe we will first make the Pita bread
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 2
To make the Pita BreadFor the pita bread dough, in a bowl mix together yeast & sugar
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 3
Heat the milk until lukewarm and mix it with yeast and sugar
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon)milk(1/2 cup)sugar(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 4
Allow this to sit for a while till you notice bubbles rising
- 5
This is when the yeast starts to activate
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon) - 6
Now add flour, salt and water slowly and combine to form a soft dough
salt - to tastewhole wheat flour(2 cup)salt - to tastesalt(1 teaspoon) - 7
Keep kneading for at least 10 minutes on to a working surface and place it inside a big bowl
- 8
Cover it with a damp cloth and rest the dough in a warm place, allowing it to rise and doubles its size
- 9
Marinade for the chickenIn a mixing bowl, add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and olive oil
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)coriander powder (dhania)(2 tablespoon)red chilli powder(2 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)extra virgin olive oil(2 tablespoon)chilli vinegar(1/4 cup) - 10
Combine everything well
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 11
Add in the chicken pieces and mix them well till it is nicely coated
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 12
Marinate the chicken pieces for at least 30 minutes
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 13
Meanwhile pickle the cucumber, tomatoes and carrots
cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)tomato - pulp removed and julienned(1) - 14
In a separate bowl, add chilli vinegar, salt and sugar and the vegetables
red chilli powder(2 tablespoon)salt - to tastesugar(1 tablespoon)salt - to tastechilli vinegar(1/4 cup)salt(1 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 15
Keep it aside
- 16
Make the Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip and Classic Homemade Hummus Recipe With Lemon And Coriander and keep aside
coriander powder (dhania)(2 tablespoon)homemade hummus(1 cup)tzatziki(1 cup) - 17
Check on the bread dough, knock out the all the air by kneading it once again
- 18
Make small sized dough balls
- 19
Dust some flour on to your surface and with the help of the rolling pin start rolling one of the ball to a circle shaped flat bread
whole wheat flour(2 cup) - 20
The bread should not be rolled too thin and it has to big enough to stuff the chicken and roll it up to form a roll
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 21
Heat a flat skillet, on medium flame and cook the rolled out bread on both sides until you see small brown spots
- 22
Do the same for the rest of the dough and keep the bread aside as you move ahead to cook the chicken
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 23
Heat a pan with oil, add chicken pieces and keep turning them over as they are getting cooked and charred on all the side
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 24
This will take about 20 minutes to cook
- 25
Assembling the Chicken ShawarmaTake one square of parchment paper and place one cooked pita bread, and spoon in 2 tablespoons of hummus evenly, and a tablespoon of the tzatziki dip as well
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)homemade hummus(1 cup)tzatziki(1 cup) - 26
Place one cucumber, carrot and tomatoes julienne in the middle
cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)tomato - pulp removed and julienned(1) - 27
Then place some cooked chicken pieces, add chopped onion and roll it tightly along with the parchment paper and pack both ends of the paper into the roll if you want it as a take away
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)onion - chopped(1) - 28
Serve the Chicken Shawarma Recipe along with Summer Lettuce Salad Recipe to make it a complete meal for your Sunday lunch
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)
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Chicken Shawarma Recipe
A non-veg Middle Eastern recipe with chicken breasts - cut into thin strips, coriander powder (dhania), red chilli powder. Ready in 1h 25m, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Chicken Shawarma Recipe we will first make the Pita bread
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 2
To make the Pita BreadFor the pita bread dough, in a bowl mix together yeast & sugar
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 3
Heat the milk until lukewarm and mix it with yeast and sugar
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon)milk(1/2 cup)sugar(1 tablespoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 4
Allow this to sit for a while till you notice bubbles rising
- 5
This is when the yeast starts to activate
active dry yeast(1 tablespoon) - 6
Now add flour, salt and water slowly and combine to form a soft dough
salt - to tastewhole wheat flour(2 cup)salt - to tastesalt(1 teaspoon) - 7
Keep kneading for at least 10 minutes on to a working surface and place it inside a big bowl
- 8
Cover it with a damp cloth and rest the dough in a warm place, allowing it to rise and doubles its size
- 9
Marinade for the chickenIn a mixing bowl, add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and olive oil
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)coriander powder (dhania)(2 tablespoon)red chilli powder(2 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)extra virgin olive oil(2 tablespoon)chilli vinegar(1/4 cup) - 10
Combine everything well
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 11
Add in the chicken pieces and mix them well till it is nicely coated
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 12
Marinate the chicken pieces for at least 30 minutes
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 13
Meanwhile pickle the cucumber, tomatoes and carrots
cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)tomato - pulp removed and julienned(1) - 14
In a separate bowl, add chilli vinegar, salt and sugar and the vegetables
red chilli powder(2 tablespoon)salt - to tastesugar(1 tablespoon)salt - to tastechilli vinegar(1/4 cup)salt(1 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon) - 15
Keep it aside
- 16
Make the Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip and Classic Homemade Hummus Recipe With Lemon And Coriander and keep aside
coriander powder (dhania)(2 tablespoon)homemade hummus(1 cup)tzatziki(1 cup) - 17
Check on the bread dough, knock out the all the air by kneading it once again
- 18
Make small sized dough balls
- 19
Dust some flour on to your surface and with the help of the rolling pin start rolling one of the ball to a circle shaped flat bread
whole wheat flour(2 cup) - 20
The bread should not be rolled too thin and it has to big enough to stuff the chicken and roll it up to form a roll
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 21
Heat a flat skillet, on medium flame and cook the rolled out bread on both sides until you see small brown spots
- 22
Do the same for the rest of the dough and keep the bread aside as you move ahead to cook the chicken
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 23
Heat a pan with oil, add chicken pieces and keep turning them over as they are getting cooked and charred on all the side
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1) - 24
This will take about 20 minutes to cook
- 25
Assembling the Chicken ShawarmaTake one square of parchment paper and place one cooked pita bread, and spoon in 2 tablespoons of hummus evenly, and a tablespoon of the tzatziki dip as well
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)homemade hummus(1 cup)tzatziki(1 cup) - 26
Place one cucumber, carrot and tomatoes julienne in the middle
cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)tomato - pulp removed and julienned(1) - 27
Then place some cooked chicken pieces, add chopped onion and roll it tightly along with the parchment paper and pack both ends of the paper into the roll if you want it as a take away
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)cucumber - cut into julienne(1)carrot (gajjar) - cut into julienne(1)onion - chopped(1) - 28
Serve the Chicken Shawarma Recipe along with Summer Lettuce Salad Recipe to make it a complete meal for your Sunday lunch
chicken breasts - cut into thin strips(1)
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