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Chicken Shawarma in Pita pocket

By Arpita © 2020 Spicy World
Jun 6, 2016

Though I ate various types of kabab in India but had no clue about 'chicken shawarma'. I tasted this delicious dish first time in Austin, Texas and now they are available in pretty much all over the world. Shawarma' is a middle eastern kabab preparation which can be made of lamb / chicken / turkey or beef. I had them first time with pilaf and second time with pita bread. My husband and I both fell in love with the second version and tried so many of them from different restaurants. Professionally 'shawarma' is made by stacking the seasoned meat on a spit and then roasted slowly in front of a flame for hours. At home we can't get that facility .. so don't worry, make them on tawa or flat pan and enjoy the same taste and texture of 'shawarma'.

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs.
3 Tablespoons of coriander seeds.
1 Tablespoons of cumin seeds.
3 small cinnamon sticks.
2 blades of star anise.
4 green cardamom.
4 cloves.
2 dry red chilies.
1 Tablespoons of garlic paste.
1 Teaspoon of red chilli powder.
8 black peppercorns.
Salt.
2 Tablespoons of lemon juice.
2 Teaspoons of oil.
1 Teaspoon of soy sauce.
6 pita pockets.
2 Tablespoons of oil.
2 Tablespoons of curd.

Steps

Dry roast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, star anise, cinnamon sticks, green cardamom, cloves, black peppercorns and dry red chilies in a pan for a minute.

Cooking Step: Chicken Shawarma in Pita pocket

Put them in a grinder and grind to fine powder.

Put the spice powder with garlic paste, salt and red chilli powder in a mixing bowl.

Add curd and 2 Teaspoons of oil to it.

Then sqeeze around 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix well.

Lastly add soy sauce and chicken thighs. Mix very well and keep it marinated for 2 - 3 hours.

In the mean time if you want to make 'garlic sauce' for your sandwich, then mix half cup of yogurt with 2 Tablespoons of mayonnaise, some salt, half Teaspoon of sugar and 2 Tablespoons of chilli sauce in a bowl.

Saute 1 Teaspoon of chopped garlic in 1 Tablespoon of oil. Then add the yogurt mixture and cook for 10 minutes in low flame.

You will get your garlic sauce to spread inside the pita pockets.

After 3 hours, heat 2 Tablespoons of oil in a pan and place those marinated chicken pieces.

Cook each side for 6 minutes in medium flame.

Then remove them from pan, cut slices with sharp knife and serve hot.

If you want to make sandwiches, then warm some pita pockets, spread the garlic sauce inside the pockets, put some salads, caramalized onion and those chicken shawarma pieces.