Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Bowl

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Slice the cooked chicken shawarma.
  2. 2Place some crispy rice into a bowl.
  3. 3Add the diced salad ingredients over the rice.
  4. 4Top with the sliced chicken shawarma.
  5. 5Drizzle the garlic tahini yogurt sauce over the bowl.
  6. 6Place boneless chicken thighs into a clear bowl.
  7. 7Add plain yogurt, olive oil, paprika, cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, chili powder, salt, and black pepper to the chicken.
  8. 8Cut a lemon in half and grate garlic cloves into the bowl.
  9. 9Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the bowl.
  10. 10Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hands to coat the chicken.
  11. 11Dice half a cucumber.
  12. 12Dice one tomato.
  13. 13Finely slice a quarter of a red onion.
  14. 14Chop a small handful of parsley.
  15. 15Combine the diced cucumber, tomato, red onion, and chopped parsley in a bowl.
  16. 16Add olive oil to the salad.
  17. 17Combine Greek yogurt, tahini, grated garlic, and the juice of half a lemon in a separate bowl.
  18. 18Whisk the sauce ingredients together until smooth.
  19. 19Add red pepper paste to cooked basmati rice in a bowl.
  20. 20Mix the rice and red pepper paste thoroughly.
  21. 21Spread the mixed rice onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
  22. 22Place the rice into the oven to crisp.
  23. 23Skewer the marinated chicken thighs onto wooden sticks in a small pan.
  24. 24Place the chicken skewers in the oven to cook.

Ingredients

  • 500 g boneless chicken thighs
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated
  • 0.5 lemon lemon juice
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 0.5 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups cooked basmati rice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red pepper paste
  • 0.5 cucumber, diced
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 0.25 red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 handful parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 0.5 cup tahini
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 0.5 lemon lemon juice
  • to taste salt

Equipment

bowlknifecutting boardgraterovenbaking trayspoonfork