Authentic Chicken Shawarma
This authentic chicken shawarma recipe is a great recipe that the whole family will love. This stovetop grilled marinated chicken with homemade shawarma seasoning takes me back to what I grew up eating in my own home town Ramallah.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 boneless breast chicken thinly cut
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon clove powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
Instructions
- 1
Place spices, yogurt, lemon and olive oil together in a bowl and mix well together.
- 2
Cut breast chicken into thin slices and add to the mixture, integrate everything well together, and let it marinate for 2-4 hours or overnight.
- 3
Heat skillet on medium-high and place chicken.
- 4
Grill chicken on both sides until it's fully cooked.
- 5
Once grilled slice chicken into thinly sliced pieces, similar to shaved shawarma.
- 6
To serve, on the top of flat bread add chicken shawarma, cabbage, pickles, sliced onions with sumac, then drizzle tahini sauce.