Source : In A Large Bowl Combine All Ingredients Mentioned Under Marination Section Add Sliced Chicken And Coat Well Cover And Refrigerate For 12-14 Hoursin A ...
PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings
Sent by Rekha Unni
at : July 10, 2026
Step:
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients mentioned under Marination section. Add sliced chicken and coat well.Cover and Refrigerate for 12-14 hours
In a large saucepan, cook chicken with Marination over medium heat until done. Do not overcook
While the chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce. In a small bowl, mix tahini, crushed garlic, lemon juice and yoghurt. Set this aside
For Pita Bread
In a bowl, add flour. Make 2 wells, add yeast and salt in each. Gently mix
Add warm water and oil. Knead for 8-10 minutes into smooth dough. Coat dough with little olive oil.Cover and rest for 2 hours
Gently deflate the dough and turn it over lightly dusted flour surface
Divide the dough into equal portions. Roll each portion into roti
Heat tawa, cook on both sides. Pita bread will puff up nicely
To Assemble
In a large bowl, add onions, tomatoes and cucumbers. Sprinkle lemon zest, salt and pepper. Add parsley and pickles. Mix well. Set aside
Place enough chicken on pita bread so that it covers 1/4 of pita bread. Add the veggies and pour some prepared tahini sauce over it. Roll the bread and Shawarma in Pita Bread is ready
Serve warm with Falafel/Salad or Hummus
Ingredients
For Shawarma
300-350 g boneless (thigh or breast) chicken sliced
For Marination
1/2 cup yoghurt
2 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 Garlic clove crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon red paprika (adjust)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
For Shawarma sauce
1/2 cup Tahini (homemade or store-bought)
1 garlic cloves crushed
1 tablespoons yoghurt
2 teaspoon lemon juice
For Pita Bread
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoon instant yeast
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon olive oil
For Assembling Shawarma in Pita Bread
1 onion thinly sliced
1 cucumber sliced
1/4 cups chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
1 de seeded tomatoes thinly sliced
as required Lettuce leaves (optional)
as needed Pickles (optional)
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