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Shawarma

Name: Shawarma
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 3
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 400g Chicken Thigh; 3 tbsp Yogurt; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin; 1 tsp Paprika; A pinch Cinnamon; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 4 Pita Bread; 4 tbsp Toum (garlic sauce)

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 3

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Spiced meat roasted on a vertical spit and wrapped in bread — the Middle East's signature street food.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shawarma descends from the doner kebab of the Ottoman era and is deeply rooted in street food culture across the Middle East, including Lebanon. Chicken or lamb is marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted on a turning vertical spit, and shaved off as it cooks. At home a grill pan stands in, and it's wrapped in pita with garlic sauce (toum) and pickles.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a late-night stall in Beirut, meat is shaved off the vertical spit and shawarmas are rolled one after another.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 3)

Chicken Thigh 400g
Yogurt 3 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Cumin 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Cinnamon A pinch
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Pita Bread 4
Toum (garlic sauce) 4 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Massage the chicken thighs with yogurt, garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and lemon juice and marinate at least 1 hour.
Heat a frying pan or grill over high heat and cook the chicken on both sides until browned.
Slice the cooked chicken thinly.
Warm the pita and spread with toum.
Add the chicken, pickles, and tomato and roll up.

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