Shawarma, is a tasty alternative to the traditional kebab, served with toppings like tahini, tabbouleh, and hummus. It is a dish in Middle Eastern cuisine consisting of meat cut into thin slices, stacked in a cone-like shape, and roasted on a slowly-turning vertical rotisserie or spit

 

Ingredients for 4 persons:

 

Chicken fillet (150 g): 4 pieces

Coriander powder: 2 tbsp. coffee

Garlic clove : 2 pieces

Cumin powder: 2 tbsp. coffee

Cayenne pepper: 1 tsp. coffee

Smoked paprika: 1 tbsp. coffee

Fine salt: 4 pinches

Pepper mill: 4 turns

Lemon juice: 4 tbsp. coffee

Olive oil: 2 cl

 

For the sauce:

 

Greek yogurt : 250 g

Garlic clove: 1 piece

Cumin powder: 2 tbsp. coffee

Lemon juice: 2 tbsp. coffee

Fine salt: 2 pinches

Pepper mill: 2 turns

Iceberg salad: 0.5 piece

 

For garnish:

Red onion: 1 piece

Cucumber: 0.5 piece

Fresh coriander: 0.5 bunch

Lemon juice: 3 tbsp. coffee

Olive oil: 2 tbsp. soup

Fine salt: 4 pinches

Pepper mill: 4 turns

 

For dressage

Pita bread: 4 pieces

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE RECIPE

 

  1. FOR THE PREPATION OF THE CHICKEN

 

Put all the marinade ingredients in a freezer bag. Place the chicken in the bag. Close and shake to soak them well. Let sit in the fridge.

  1. FOR THE SAUCE

 

Peel the garlic, degerm it and grate it.

Mix the ingredients for the yoghurt sauce in a bowl, wrap and place in the fridge until ready to serve.

 

  1. FOR THE SALAD

 

Wash the salad and cut it into a chiffonade.

Peel the cucumber, remove the seeds and cut it into small cubes.Peel and finely chop the red onion. Wash and chop the cilantro. Mix all the salad ingredients and season with olive oil and lemon juice.

  1. FOR COOKING

 

Heat a large grill pan. Cook the chicken cutlets until they take a nice color on both sides.

Place as you go on a large plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep them warm.

Cut the cutlets into slices.

  1. FOR ASSEMBLY

Cut the pita bread in half and flatten them.

Fill with salad, chicken slices and add 1 tbsp of sauce.

Roll up the shawarma and wrap in a sheet of baking paper.