Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Herb Yogurt Sauce

Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Herb Yogurt Sauce

Char-edged spiced chicken with cool garlic-herb yogurt — street-cart shawarma off a sheet pan.

Total
35 min
Serves
4

Shawarma without the spit: chicken marinated deep in coriander, cumin, cardamom, smoked paprika and lemon, roasted hot until the edges char, then wrapped with a garlicky herb-yogurt sauce that does the cooling. The spice list looks long; the method is a sheet pan. Street-cart flavor, home-kitchen reality.

Ingredients

  • 1kg Chicken Breast
  • 2 cloves minced Garlic
  • 1 tblsp Ground Coriander
  • 1 tblsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 tblsp Ground Cardomom
  • 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tblsp Lemon Juice
  • 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • Splash Lemon Juice

Instructions

  1. 1
  2. Start by cutting your chicken up into reasonably small slices. Grab your ziplock bag and dump the freshly sliced chicken inside.
  3. 2
  4. Add garlic, coriander, cumin, cardomom, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil to the bag. Close the bag and mix thoroughly. Place in fridge for 10-12 hours (shorter is fine but longer is better).
  5. 3
  6. Once ready to cook, heat your fry pan to medium-high and add a tiny bit of olive oil. Fry one side of all of your flatbreads until slightly toasty. Remove from pan, add enough oil to coat the fry pan. Put crumble fries into air fryer on 180 for 15 minutes shaking occasionally.
  7. 4
  8. The pan should be pretty hot by now, add the chicken in 2 batches (unless you have a big fry pan) to avoid overcrowding. The chicken should get a nice sear and darker colour which is perfect. Cook for a further 5-8 minutes or until cooked through. Repeat with next chicken batch.
  9. 5
  10. While chicken is cooking, place your Greek yoghurt into a bowl. Combine garlic, finely chopped mint and parsley, squeeze or so of lemon and cumin. Combine and add salt to taste. In a small bowl, combine 1tsp garlic powder, paprika, cumin, onion powder, oregano, dried parsley, cayenne pepper (optional) mix and leave aside for fries.
  11. 6
  12. Season fries immediately once cooked and add salt to taste. Once the chicken is complete, serve immediately by laying out your flatbread, spreading the sauce evenly over the bread, add lettuce, onion, tomato, fries, chicken, feta and more sauce on top. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
470
Protein
60 g
Fat
22 g
Carbs
7 g

Adapted from cookpad.com. Rewritten and re-photographed by MealIdeas.

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