35 min · 1 serving · @Ben Chelin
Chicken Shawarma
Deeply spiced, yogurt-marinated chicken thighs roasted with red onion — pile it into warm pita.
Nutrition per serving
- 780 kcal
- 65 g protein
- 42 g carbs
- 39 g fat
Ingredients
- 200 g chicken thigh
- 80 g greek yogurt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp coriander
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ red onion
- 1 pita
- 50 g cucumber
- 60 g tomato
Steps
- Whisk the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, cumin, paprika, turmeric and coriander into a marinade (keep a spoonful of plain yogurt back for serving).
- Coat the chicken and red onion; marinate at least 30 minutes, or overnight.
- Roast at 220°C for 20-25 minutes (or grill) until charred at the edges and cooked through.
- Rest 5 minutes, then slice the chicken.
- Warm the pita.
- Fill it with the chicken, onion, cucumber and tomato and finish with the reserved yogurt.
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