Name: Chicken Shawarma Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 405 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken thighs boneless skinless; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 tablespoon garlic paste; 2 teaspoon paprika; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 cup Greek-style plain yogurt; 2 Persian cucumber (peeled, grated (squeeze excess moisture out)); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed ); 2 tablespoons fresh dill (finely chopped ); ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; pita bread or parathas; 2 cups Romaine lettuce; 2 tomatoes (diced ); 2 persian cucumbers (peeled and cubed); ½ cup red onion (thinly sliced )

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Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 6h 45m total

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

378KCAL

Protein

36g71% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat18g

22%

Saturated4g

20%

Unsaturated13g

—

Total Carbs20g

Fiber3g

11%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch11g

—

Sodium1208mg

53%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Marinated chicken thighs seasoned with warm Middle Eastern spices, crisped in the air fryer and sliced thin. Served with dill yogurt sauce, lettuce, and tomato in bread.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

2 lbchicken thighs boneless skinless
2 tspkosher salt
1 tbspgarlic paste
2 tsppaprika
½ tspcayenne pepper
1 tspground cumin
1 tspground coriander
½ tspground cinnamon
½ tspground cardamom
½ tspground cloves
½ tspground black pepper
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspoil
1 cupGreek-style plain yogurt
2Persian cucumber — peeled, grated
1garlic — minced
1 tbsplemon juice — freshly squeezed
2 tbspfresh dill — finely chopped
½ tspkosher salt
¼ tspfreshly ground black pepper
pita bread — or parathas
2 cupsRomaine lettuce
2tomatoes — diced
2persian cucumbers — peeled, cubed
½ cupred onion

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Method

6h 45m total

Read the method on Ministry of CurryArchana Mundhe’s original page

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