When I googled shawarma I ended up getting a whole bunch of recipes for our Döner Kebap.
Goes to show how much google knows about stuff, since shawarma (which I have only had in London, actually) is completely different from Döner which is just plain meat. No spices, no nothing. Slap it on the roaster as is, cut when done, stick it inside a pita bread with a few tomato slices, and that is pretty much it for Döner. Shawarma, on the other hand, as the recipe below shows, has a filling that needs to be prepped, marinated, and whatnot.
What I also found out, is that the word "shawarma" is an Arabic rendering of the Turkish word "çevirme" which means "turned" or "turning". Never made that connection, I have to admit. So, I guess Shawarma is a Middle Eastern / South Asian adaptation of our good old Plain Jane Döner, after all. Hmmm...
There will definitely be a post for Döner on this blog at some point, but meanwhile shawarma is absolutely delicious. Very much along the lines of what my tastebuds crave for: Juicy and greasy. I prefer the pork variety, but chicken or meat is very good as well, of course. In the genuine street food article, the marinated meat is roasted on a rotisserie. When you make this at home, you will probably not have such a contraption sitting around in your kitchen. But, the recipe below provides a pretty good alternative, I think.
INGREDIENTS
| - 200 gm chicken boneless
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon spice cardamom
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 handful chopped parsley
- 2 sliced tomato
- 2 cup shredded lettuce leaf
- 2 tablespoon allspice
| | - 1 tablespoon vinegar
- salt as required
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoon virgin olive oil
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 medium sliced onion
- 9 pita bread
- 1 sliced carrot
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INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1 Marinate the chicken
To make this delectable recipe, wash the chicken pieces and marinate the chicken overnight with a mixture of yoghurt, vegetable oil, mixed spices, cardamom, salt, black pepper and vinegar.
Step 2 Prepare the sauce
Now, for making the sauce take a bowl and add yoghurt, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, salt and black pepper. Mix them well and keep them in the refrigerator.
Step 3 Bake the chicken
Now, preheat the oven at 175-degree Celsius, cover the chicken and bake with the marinade for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes uncover the chicken and cook for 15 minutes until the chicken becomes golden brown.
Step 4 Roll the shawarma and relish
Once the meat is cooked, transfer it to a plate and cut it into slices. Then take pita bread and place sliced chicken, carrot, lettuce leaves, sliced onion and tomato. Roll up the bread and serve with tahini sauce.
Shamelessly filched from:
Thank you Times of India! :-)
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