Chicken Shawarma

Name: Chicken Shawarma
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1kg chicken thighs, boneless; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; flatbread, garlic sauce, pickles and tomatoes to serve

Middle Eastern spit-roasted chicken with turmeric, cumin and garlic — served in flatbread with garlic sauce.

Total time

55 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

1kgchicken thighs, boneless

1 tspground turmeric

2 tspground cumin

1 tspground coriander

1 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspground cinnamon

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbspolive oil

2 tbsplemon juice

flatbread, garlic sauce, pickles and tomatoesto serve

Instructions

Mix all spices, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice into a paste.

Coat chicken thoroughly, marinate overnight.

Roast at 200C for 30 minutes until cooked through and slightly charred.

Rest 5 minutes then slice thinly against the grain.

Mix garlic with mayonnaise and lemon juice for garlic sauce.

Warm flatbread.

Spread garlic sauce on flatbread.

Add chicken, pickles, tomatoes and wrap tightly.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

519

Protein

78.1g

Fat

19.6g

Carbs

3.3g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

189mg

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