Shawarma Pockets (Middle Eastern style)

Name: Shawarma Pockets (Middle Eastern style)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 3-4 shawarmas
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2 thin chicken fillets; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp hung/greek yogurt; 1 tbsp cream; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1/2 tsp sumac powder; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1/2 tsp ground all spic mix; 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp hung/greek yogurt; 1 tbsp garlic mayonnaise (or add freshly crushed garlic + mayonnaise); 1/2 tsp lemon juice; 1 onion thinly sliced; 2-3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander; 1 tomato finely chopped; 1/2 tsp sumac powder; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil; For Hummus:; Fries; Pita bread/ homemade flat bread; Jalapeño and olives (optional)

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

Lahore

Authentic Middle Eastern Shawarmas are totally different from those we invented in our country!! I was literally shocked when I first time ate a regular Pakistani shawarma! 😂😂👻
So within my resources here, I tried to make this Middle Eastern touch shawarma, with their style of sauces, salad and chicken.
For the meat, they actually use thin slices of meat that are then stacked together on a spit and then roasted on a vertical spit ( rod). Thin slices of the meat are then shaved off to serve as it roasts.
But I have used marinated grilled chicken, as my husband can never eat these spice less Middle Eastern dishes. 😂

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

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Ingredients

Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 10 mins

3-4 shawarmas

For chicken:
2thin chicken fillets
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tbsphung/greek yogurt
1 tbspcream
Salt to taste
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1/2 tspsumac powder
1 tbspfresh lemon juice
1/2 tspground all spic mix
For grilling:
3-4 tbspextra virgin olive oil
For garlic sauce:
1 tbsphung/greek yogurt
1 tbspgarlic mayonnaise (or add freshly crushed garlic + mayonnaise)
1/2 tsplemon juice
For salad:
1onion thinly sliced
2-3 tbspfinely chopped fresh coriander
1tomato finely chopped
1/2 tspsumac powder
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tspextra virgin olive oil
For Hummus:
Hummus
For assembling:
Fries
Pita bread/ homemade flat bread
Jalapeño and olives (optional)
Coal for smoke

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Steps

Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 10 mins

1

Marinate the chicken with all ingredients of marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for overnight.
2

In a bowl mix all the ingredients of salad and keep aside.
3

Prepare your sauce as well. I had leftover raita yogurt so I used it.. 😉
4

Prepare the hummus and fries. I had some leftover hummus so I used it, you can skip it too.

Hummus
5

Grill the chicken, 7-8 mins each side. Cut into thin slices. Give a smoke of coal if you like.
6

Grill the pitas.
7

Assembling: Make pockets in the pitas and fill with hummus, sauce, chicken pieces, salad, jalapeños and olives.
8

Serve with fries and hummus and enjoy!!

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MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

on December 31, 2020 13:47

Lahore

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