Chicken Shawarma with tahini yogurt sauce

Name: Chicken Shawarma with tahini yogurt sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 med. chicken thighs - bone-in or boneless; Marinade; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp coriander; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tbsp cardamom; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp pepper; 1/8 tsp cinnamon; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 5 tbsp olive oil; Yogurt sauce; 1 cup plain yogurt; 3 tbsp tahini; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp cumin; to taste Salt and pepper; To serve; 6 flatbread/tortilla; Shredded lettuce; Slices Tomato; Slices cucumber

ireneq @ireneq

I adapted this recipe from www.recipetineats.com. It's super flavourful and easy to make. It's great for a low calorie diet too if you skip the flatbread and have the chicken with a big plate of lettuce, tomato and cucumber instead.

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Ingredients

6 servings

6med. chicken thighs - bone-in or boneless
Marinade
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tbspcoriander
1 tbspcumin
1 tbspcardamom
2 tsppaprika
1 tspcayenne pepper
1 tspsalt
1/8 tsppepper
1/8 tspcinnamon
2 tbsplemon juice
5 tbspolive oil
Yogurt sauce
1 cupplain yogurt
3 tbsptahini
2 tbsplemon juice
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspcumin
to tasteSalt and pepper
To serve
6flatbread/tortilla
Shredded lettuce
SlicesTomato
Slicescucumber

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Steps

1

Combine marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag (or bowl).
2

Add the chicken and use your hands to make sure each piece is coated. If using a ziplock bag, I find it convenient to close the bag then massage the bag to disperse the rub all over each chicken piece.
3

Marinate overnight or up to 24 hours.
4

Combine the Yogurt Sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix. Cover and put in the fridge until required (it will last for 3 days in the fridge).
5

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
6

Bake for 35-40 mins for bone-in and 25-30 mins for boneless.
7

To serve: cut chicken into pieces and wrap in flatbread along with yogurt sauce, lettuce, tomato and cucumber.