# Garlicky lemon chicken and rice

Delicious, easy to make, and satisfying garlicky lemon chicken arayes.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Shallot
- Garlic
- Serrano pepper
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Dill
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 one Lemon juice
- Salt
- 1 pound Ground chicken
- Lemon zest
- Paprika
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Fluffy pita
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil

## Instructions

1. If you feel like chopping, chop; otherwise, turn shallot, garlic, Serrano pepper, parsley (or preferred herb), cilantro, and dill into a paste.
2. Add extra virgin olive oil, the juice of one lemon, and salt to the paste ingredients.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Combine 1 pound of ground chicken with the prepared paste, lemon zest, paprika, turmeric, and cumin.
5. Mix thoroughly.
6. Slice fluffy pita in half and open it up.
7. Stuff the meat mixture inside the pita.
8. Add two tablespoons of olive oil to a pan.
9. Place the stuffed pitas cut-side down in the pan.
10. Sear the pitas meat-side down until they get a nice sear on the outside.
11. Flip the pitas to their other side.
12. Once both sides are seared, transfer them to the oven for a couple more minutes to finish cooking through.

## Equipment

- Blender
- Oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThnw1aUP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7b544619-3c2d-4409-981a-2f2ff2c84d11
- Extracted: 2026-03-01

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