Spicy Chicken Shwarma

Spicy Chicken Shwarma

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast
• ½ cup yogurt
• 1 tsp garlic
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp black pepper powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp chili sauce
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder

Ingredients for pita bread

• 1 cup plain flour
• ½ cup rice flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp yeast
• Warm water as required

Ingredients for Tahini sauce

• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp sesame paste

Ingredients for pickled vegetables

• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 beetroot
• 1 cucumber
• 1 onion
• 2 green chilies
• ½ tsp salt

Method

1. Marinate chicken stripes with 1 tsp garlic, 4 tbsp lemon juice, ½ cup yogurt, 1 tsp paprika powder, ¼ tsp cardamom powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp nutmeg powder and ½ tsp black pepper powder for an hour.
2. Then place in oven proof dish and bake in a preheated oven at 150 c for 20 minutes.Take out of the oven and mix with chopped parsley, 2 tbsp chili sauce and 2 tbsp olive oil.
3. Method for Pita bread , Mix 1 cup plain flour, ½ cup rice flour, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp yeast, 1 tsp sugar and 1 tbsp oil and knead into fine dough. Put aside for an hour.
4. Roll portion of dough to make small rotis and bake in an oven proof dish at 150 c for 10 minutes.
5. Method for Tahini Sauce ,In a bowl, add 4 tbsp sesame seeds, ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp garlic paste and mix. Tahini Sauce is ready.
6. Method for pickled vegetables , In 2 cups vinegar, add a chopped cucumber, 2 green chilies, 1 beetroot, 1 onion and ½ tsp salt. Keep it preserved for 2 to 3 days. Mix with chicken as required.
7. Cut each pita bread into two halves and fill in chicken, pickled vegetables and tahini sauce. Spicy Chicken Shwarma is ready to serve.