Chicken Shawarma

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Make a shawarma spice marinade with fresh ginger and garlic, cumin, coriander, paprika, cloves, allspice and turmeric.
  2. 2Add chicken to the bowl with marinade.
  3. 3Grill the chicken in the oven.
  4. 4Make the tahini.
  5. 5Make a cucumber and red onion relish.
  6. 6Slice the grilled chicken.
  7. 7Assemble the wrap with tahini, chicken, relish, and spicy chili.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 small garlic cloves
  • 20 g fresh ginger
  • 0.25 tsp ground turmeric
  • 0.75 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 0.75 tbsp sumac
  • 0.25 tsp ground cardamom
  • 0.75 tsp ras el hanout
  • 8 chicken thighs boneless, skin on
  • 90 ml olive oil
  • 25 g chopped coriander stems and leaves
  • 4 large flatbreads
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 0.5 large cucumber thinly sliced
  • 20 g chopped dill
  • 4 tsp sumac
  • 4 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 2.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 100 g tahini
  • 15 g parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 90 ml water
  • salt

Equipment

bowlgraterridged griddle panoven trayknife

Tips

  • The marinade can be made in less than 5 minutes.
  • The chicken can be marinated for an hour, two hours, or overnight.