Shawarma in pita bread with chicken

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make shawarma in pita bread with chicken at home? Required ingredients. I marinated the chicken in advance - below I will tell you how

2. STEP 2

   

   For shawarma, it is better to choose not fillet, but chicken meat - from the thigh, with skin, it is more juicy and is ideal for shawarma, I took half a large chicken

3. STEP 3

   

   For meat, or more precisely in our case - for chicken, we will need the following spices - they will give our dish a characteristic oriental aroma, I specifically chose spices in grains, in my opinion they reveal their aroma much more strongly

4. STEP 4

   

   Grind the spices in a mortar.

5. STEP 5

   

   The aroma is already magical

6. STEP 6

   

   Now pour in a small amount of boiling water - literally 50-100 ml, and the spices will reveal their aroma even more

7. STEP 7

   

   Now let's prepare the chicken - carefully remove the bones.

8. STEP 8

   

   In the part where the chicken breast is, make cuts so that the meat part is approximately the same thickness

9. STEP 9

   

   I also do not recommend cutting the chicken into pieces immediately; meat in pieces is much juicier

10. STEP 10

    

    Brush the chicken meat with the prepared spices and leave for at least 2 hours, or even better, overnight. I don’t salt the meat right away so that the juice doesn’t leak out of the meat.

11. STEP 11

    

    Now prepare the so-called white sauce - to do this, mix sour cream and mayonnaise, pass the garlic through a press.

12. STEP 12

    

    Finely chop the greens - I took a little parsley and dill.

13. STEP 13

    

    Add the herbs to the sauce; add a little salt if desired.

14. STEP 14

    

    Stir and the white sauce is ready!

15. STEP 15

    

    Now prepare the red sauce - of course you can use ready-made ketchup, but you will see how easy it is to make it yourself

16. STEP 16

    

    Place the tomato paste in a saucepan and heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly so as not to burn.

17. STEP 17

    

    Dilute starch with 150 ml of water

18. STEP 18

    

    Add the diluted starch to the tomato paste, stir and heat for another 1-2 minutes.

19. STEP 19

    

    Add sugar

20. STEP 20

    

    Salt

21. STEP 21

    

    Add suneli hops or other favorite spices to taste, you can also add fresh cilantro

22. STEP 22

    

    Stir, heat - and our delicious sauce is ready! My husband is a lover of all kinds of ketchup, so he said that this sauce is even tastier - and I know that this is the highest praise from him!

23. STEP 23

    

    Leave our red sauce to cool.

24. STEP 24

    

    Place chicken pre-marinated in spices in a preheated frying pan with vegetable oil.

25. STEP 25

    

    Fry on both sides until golden brown

26. STEP 26

    

    At this stage it is necessary to salt it, because... it was not salted when marinating

27. STEP 27

    

    This is how tasty and appetizing the chicken we ended up with was.

28. STEP 28

    

    Now start chopping vegetables - in a proper shawarma there should be the same amount of them as meat. Chop the cabbage thinly.

29. STEP 29

    

    Add salt and add a little with your hands to release the juice.

30. STEP 30

    

    Onion (preferably red, of course - it is sweeter, but regular onion will do) cut into thin half rings

31. STEP 31

    

    Pour boiling water over and leave for about 10-15 minutes until the bitterness goes away

32. STEP 32

    

    Then add some apple cider vinegar

33. STEP 33

    

    Half a teaspoon of salt and sugar, mix - and the onion is ready

34. STEP 34

    

    Cut the cucumbers into thin half-moons

35. STEP 35

    

    Cut the tomatoes in the same way as cucumbers

36. STEP 36

    

    Cut the chicken into cubes

37. STEP 37

    

    Now let's move on to the most interesting and long-awaited part - assembling shawarma. Grease a sheet of lavash with white sauce

38. STEP 38

    

    Then red, mix both sauces

39. STEP 39

    

    Place cabbage on top

40. STEP 40

    

    Tomatoes

41. STEP 41

    

    cucumbers

42. STEP 42

    

    Pickled onion

43. STEP 43

    

    Chicken pieces

44. STEP 44

    

    Add more sauces on top

45. STEP 45

    

    Wrap the lavash sheets inside

46. STEP 46

    

    Twist, trying to tighten it tightly - and the shawarma is almost ready

47. STEP 47

    

    All that remains is to fry it in a dry frying pan on both sides, about a minute on each side.

48. STEP 48

    

    From these ingredients we got 6 shawarmas, enough for us and our friends)

49. STEP 49

    

    Bon appetit

Comments on the recipe

Oksana

20.11.2023

4.9

An ideal dish for a snack, I often cook it and take it to work. Tasty and satisfying. I’ll offer you a similar recipe for chicken shawarma.

Natalia M

20.11.2023

5

The children asked to make shawarma. I found a recipe on the website for shawarma in pita bread with chicken at home, and the recipe suits me just right. The filling includes a lot of vegetables, which makes the shawarma juicy and even a little crispy. I cut the cucumber and cabbage into strips, and the tomatoes into thin slices. I have ordinary onions, but thanks to the marinade they became deliciously tasty, with a pleasant sourness. My husband happily ate the leftovers). The recipe has a wonderful way of preparing tomato sauce, I also love it and cook it often, I even use it for pizza. But now I didn’t want to cook it, so I sped up the process by mixing white sauce with ketchup. It turned out delicious too. I didn't fry the chicken, but baked it. I reduced the number of servings to three, so I got three shawarmas. Additionally, I fried them in a dry frying pan - grill. Thus, appetizing, golden stripes appeared on the surface. In addition, the pita bread has warmed up a little and dried out, so it’s more convenient to eat the shawarma. And it turned out super tasty and filling!

Corason

20.11.2023

4.6

I cooked chicken thighs in the oven and there were a couple left, no one wanted to finish them. I decided to make homemade shawarma and looked for recipes on my favorite website. I found a recipe for “Shaverma in pita bread with chicken at home.” I bought the missing ingredients. I cut everything as described in the recipe. I took Caucasian lavash. I made the sauces as described in the recipe. I also added turmeric to the white sauce. I layered all the fillings and sauces on the pita bread. I also added coarsely grated hard cheese. Wrapped the pita bread with filling and fried it on a grill pan. When serving, I cut the shawarma in half. It's more convenient to eat this way. It turned out very tasty. Shawarma is rich in flavor, filling and appetizing. Vegetables are crunchy, cheese is stretchy, sauces add juiciness. Amazingly delicious! Wonderful recipe! Many thanks to the author!

olgay198108

20.11.2023

4.6

How I wanted to go on a picnic!!! Yes, with such dishes)) You will lick your fingers) I’m taking the recipe, I liked the red sauce - I’ll make it))

lana

20.11.2023

4.8

The sauces are really delicious!!! Great recipe. Thank you. I'm taking it to my k.k.

Skazka

20.11.2023

4.7

Great recipe! And sauces, and how to marinate chicken - everything is a solid 5. Thank you!

Vikushka

20.11.2023

4.5

I really like shawarma! I like it better in pita, it’s softer, and good lavash is not always available.