# Chicken Pita's

A delicious homemade chicken pita that is probably the tastiest pita you'll ever have.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp wet leaf masala
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp dhaniya (coriander) powder
- 1 tsp jeera (cumin) powder
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp grated ginger and garlic (fresh or paste)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 whole lemon juice
- 3 tbsp oil (vegetable or olive oil)
- 0.25 cup yogurt
- 600 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts or boneless chicken thighs
- 6 pitas or pita breads
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- onions
- coriander
- sumac
- humus or tzatziki

## Instructions

1. Add the spices (turmeric, wet leaf masala, cinnamon powder, dhaniya powder, jeera powder, garlic salt, black pepper) to the chicken pieces.
2. Add grated ginger and garlic, tomato paste, and oil to the chicken.
3. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the chicken.
4. Add yogurt to the chicken mixture and mix well. Allow it to marinate for a few hours.
5. Prepare tzatziki by mixing yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, dill, and black pepper.
6. Chop cucumbers and tomatoes.
7. Slice red onions and chop coriander.
8. Add sumac and lemon juice to the sliced onions and chopped coriander and mix.
9. Cook the marinated chicken in a pan until tender and a nice gravy develops.
10. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set aside.
11. Heat up pita bread on a stove.
12. Open each pita bread.
13. Spread hummus and tzatziki inside the pita.
14. Add cucumber and tomato slices into the pita.
15. Add the spiced onions and coriander mixture.
16. Stuff the pita with the cooked chicken.

## Equipment

- plate
- spoon
- pan
- tongs

## Tips

- Marinate the chicken for a few hours for best results.
- Make this meal at home when you feel like having takeout and don't feel like being disappointed.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSyhnT4yW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dbc002f1-ffb6-4366-b2da-31dc87b1c443
- Extracted: 2025-11-02

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