Ultimate Homemade Chicken Shawarma

Name: Ultimate Homemade Chicken Shawarma
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken thighs; CHICKEN MARINADE; 600 g Greek yoghurt; 1 Lemon juiced; 200ml Olive oil; ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper; 1½ tbsps Garlic crushed; 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika; 1 tbsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Cinnamon powder; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; 1 tbsp Shawarma spice mix; Salt; Pepper; TAHINI SAUCE; 2 Garlic cloves crushed; 60ml Lemon juice; 140g Tahini paste; ½ tsp Sea salt; Pinch ground cumin; 6 tbsp Coldwater; TZATZIKI SAUCE; 1 Cucumber grated; 600g Greek yoghurt; 2 tbsps Fresh dill chopped; 2 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped; 1 Lemon Juiced; 1 tbsp Garlic Minced; Salt; Pepper

by Zarina February 21, 2021

February 21, 2021

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This hit the spot, people!…the real deal… This homemade version has been made many times, and I can happily say it is perfected.

Seriously incredible flavours going on here. We used the rotisserie attachment in our gas Napoleon BBQ @napoleongrillsuk, which evenly cooked the chicken beautifully with the most incredible char; however, if you don’t have a rotisserie, you can still get fab results in your oven. Details are in the recipe.

I used Zest & Zings @zestandzingspices shawarma spice to top up my usual spice mix, which really did give such an incredible blast of spice. If you can’t get a hold of this, add a bit more of each dry spice in the chicken marinade (1 tsp make 1 tsp slightly heaped).

Ultimate Homemade Chicken Shawarma

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cooking Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

1 kg chicken thighs

CHICKEN MARINADE

600 g Greek yoghurt

1 Lemon juiced

200ml Olive oil

½ tsp Cayenne Pepper

1½ tbsps Garlic crushed

1 tbsp Smoked Paprika

1 tbsp Cumin powder

1 tsp Cinnamon powder

1 tbsp Coriander powder

1 tbsp Shawarma spice mix

Salt

Pepper

TAHINI SAUCE

2 Garlic cloves crushed

60ml Lemon juice

140g Tahini paste

½ tsp Sea salt

Pinch ground cumin

6 tbsp Coldwater

TZATZIKI SAUCE

1 Cucumber grated

600g Greek yoghurt

2 tbsps Fresh dill chopped

2 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped

1 Lemon Juiced

1 tbsp Garlic Minced

Salt

Pepper

ACCOMPANIMENTS

Flatbreads

Shredded Lettuce

Cucumber slices

Tomato Slices

Red Onion thinly sliced

Lebanese pickles or Gherkins

Chilli Sauce

IF COOKING IN OVEN

Half an onion

1 Thick wooden skewer

Instructions

Squeeze the grated cucumber in a kitchen towel to remove any moisture and tip it into a bowl

Add tzatziki ingredients to the bowl, mix well, cover, and refrigerate

In another bowl, whisk together all ingredients for the tahini, set aside

In a larger bowl, add all the chicken marinade ingredients, mix well, and set aside

Flatten each chicken thigh slightly by placing it on a work surface, covering it with cling film, and bashing it with a rolling pin or heavy saucepan

Mix the pounded chicken into the marinade well

Marinate preferably overnight but at least 2 hours in the refrigerator

If using a rotisserie BBQ, then thread chicken pieces onto the middle of the rotisserie attachment rotating each one 90° and packing them close together

If using the oven, pre-heat oven to 200℃, cut the end off the onion to make it sit flat, remove peel and place on an oven tray

Stick the skewer vertically into the onion so it is standing up

Thread the chicken thigh pieces onto the skewer, so they lay directly on top of the onion, which is used as a base, keep threading rotating each one 90° and packing them close together

Cook on the rotisserie or in the oven for about 1.5 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 75℃

Carve off slices of the chicken and serve hot in flatbread with the tahini sauce, tzatziki sauce, chilli sauce, and all the accompaniments

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Ultimate Homemade Chicken Shawarma

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