Lebanese cuisine is one of the popular in Eastern and Western world. The most popular dish is Shawarma. The one I am sharing with you today is chicken shawarma, if you a vegetarian you can easily replace chicken with cottage cheese.
If you usually wonder what you would like to eat as a super, yet low fat. This is a great recipe to try out. I must share with you that, this is something I often make when JS and I are on a low fat diet. The dip I use with this one is very nutritious as it contains Sesame. It is easy to cook and the marinade can be prepared a day in advance too. Sometimes Lebanese spice might not be available in your nearest store, so I also suggest Chinese Five spice to use it as a replacement. The result would be the same as the components of the spices are quite similar.
When I first made this recipe, I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. When I saw the final result, it was at par or even better what we usually eat at the restaurant.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
250 gm boneless chicken
2 pita bread
some tahini dip
some arabic pickle
Marinade
1 tsp vinegar/ lemon juice
1 tsp lebanese spice/ chinese five spice
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 cup thick yogurt
1 well beaten egg
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tomato-sliced
1 onion-sliced
Method:
- Slice the chicken into long thin pieces.
- Mix all the ingredients of the marinade in a bowl. Add chicken and keep aside for atleast 4 hours or more in the refrigerator.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add chicken along with the marinade. Stir fry for 4-5 mins till a little golden brown from some sides. Cook for 3-4 mins or till tender.
- Cut each piece of pita bread horizontally into half. Warm the pita bread in a pan.
- Spread 1 tsp of tahini paste in the pita pocket. Add the cooked chicken.
- Serve with Arabic Pickle.
Despite having tasted your delicacies a number of times, this is first time I am trying ur recipes – I must say m really really impressed and so is my hubby 😉
Thank u for making me a kitchen queen in front of my family!! Much much love and wishes.
I totally agree with Harpreet. Thank you for the most delicious recipes. The best thing about the chicken Shawarma was that it was easy to make and loved by everyone who tried it. Thank you!!