Shawarma is a delicious snack that is very famous in India. It is pretty similar to the Kathi roll, and you can use different kinds of stuffing like chicken, vegetables and cheese.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of chicken breasts and thigh pieces, skinless and boneless
(For Marinating):
- Two large garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp of coriander powder
- 2 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder (reduce to 1/2 tsp if you don’t want to make it spicier)
- 1 tsp red smoked paprika
- 3 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
(For Yoghurt Sauce):
- 1 cup Greek yoghurt
- One clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp cumin
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
To Serve:
- Four flatbreads (Garlic bread, pita bread or homemade soft bread)
- Chopped lettuce leaves
- Sliced tomatoes
Instructions:
- Combine all of the ingredients mentioned above in a large glass bowl.
- Add the boneless sliced chicken breasts and thigh pieces in the bowl and by using your hands, make sure to coat each piece of chicken with the marinade ingredients.
- Keep the Marinated chicken in the fridge overnight so that the chicken gets mixed up and squeezes up with all the flavours.
- Now pour ingredients of the Yoghurt Sauce into a glass bowl and mix them well with each other. Then cover the bowl with a lid and put it in the fridge until required. You can also use this for 3-4 days as it can last for a few days in the refrigerator.
- Now heat a barbeque/griller (or a heavy-based pan on the stove) on a medium or high flame. There’s no need to grease it with oil because the marinade contains a lot of oil, and chicken fillets have good fat.
- Place the marinated chicken pieces on the griller, barbecue or pan, cook one side of chicken for 6 to 7 minutes until it gets brown, then flip it to the backside and cook the other side for 3 to 4 minutes until it gets golden brown.
- Remove the chicken fillets from the grill and cover them loosely with the help of a foil. Keep it aside to rest for 6-7 minutes.
To Serve:
Slice the chicken into mashed form and keep it on a plate alongside flatbreads, Salad and the Yoghurt Sauce.
To make a fine wrap:
- Get a piece of flatbread and mix the mixture with Yoghurt Sauce.
- Top it with some lettuce leaves and Chicken Shawarma.
- Roll it up and enjoy with ketchup.
