# Homemade Chicken Shawarma

A homemade chicken shawarma with charred, spiced chicken thighs, quick pickled red onions, and a creamy garlic sauce wrapped in flatbread.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Prep time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: nut-free
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 150 g low fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 whole lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic granules
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp crushed chillies
- 1 tsp salt
- 8 whole skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 1 whole red onion
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 150 g low fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 1 pinch cumin powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 whole flatbread
- cucumber (optional)
- white cabbage, shredded (optional)
- mint (optional)
- parsley (optional)
- coriander (optional)

## Instructions

1. Mix 150g low fat Greek yoghurt with the juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp each of cumin powder, ground coriander, paprika and garlic granules, 1 tsp each of ground turmeric, oregano, crushed chillies and 1 tsp salt to create the marinade.
2. Cut 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs into large chunks and coat in the marinade. Let it marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
3. Thread the chicken chunks onto metal skewers.
4. For the pickled onions, thinly slice 1 red onion and toss in a bowl with parsley, 1 tsp paprika, a squeeze of lemon juice, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp olive oil and salt. Mix and set aside.
5. For the garlic sauce, mix 150g low fat Greek yoghurt, 1 tsp garlic granules, a pinch of cumin, a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon juice.
6. Place the chicken skewers across a frying pan and cook under a hot grill for 12-15 minutes, turning, until charred at the edges and cooked through.
7. Warm the flatbreads under the grill.
8. Spread the garlic sauce on the flatbreads, add the chicken, pickled onions, cucumber, shredded white cabbage and fresh herbs. Roll and serve.

## Equipment

- metal skewers
- frying pan
- grill

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A4ciAjzc1/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Creator: Ed Cudlipp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/addbba7f-cb9a-477f-a0a8-7810592dd1b4
- Extracted: 2026-11-11

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