Making shawarma at home from chicken. How to cook shawarma with chicken at home

Are you looking for a recipe for real shawarma, not just meat and vegetables in pita bread? Then you've come to the right place. Right now we will prepare delicious shawarma, which is sold in the best places in your city.

Probably every lover of delicious food has at least once passed by shawarma stalls with an irresistible desire to taste this dish. However, not everyone decides to buy food in unfamiliar places. It's better to cook it at home! At the same time, you will be confident in the quality of the products and the accuracy of preparation.

Many people believe that preparing this dish at home is not easy and such skill requires patience and skill. In fact, everything is simpler than that. Fresh vegetables are wrapped in a sheet of pita bread along with juicy fried meat and delicious sauce. However, now you will find out everything yourself...

Classic chicken shawarma recipe at home

Today we have a big “Royal” shawarma according to the classic recipe. From the provided ingredients you get 2 massive shawarma, which you can eat for the rest of the day. After all, even despite its size, the dish is very filling. There is meat, vegetables and bread (lavash). Therefore, they can easily replace a full meal.

Ingredients:

2 pita breads;
favorite greens;
1 chicken breast;
200 grams of cabbage;
1 carrot;
1 sweet pepper;
1 cucumber;
1 tomato;
salt and pepper to taste;
200 grams of cheese.

For the sauce:

3 cloves of garlic;
150 grams of light mayonnaise;
salt and pepper;
a tablespoon of tomato paste;
100 grams of sour cream.

Step-by-step description of the recipe:

1. Divide the breast into 2 parts and marinate in salt and ground pepper. You can also use special chicken seasoning. Let it brew for about 20-30 minutes. After this, the pieces need to be fried in vegetable oil on both sides.

Meat is an important ingredient in shawarma and it has its own requirements. It must be juicy. Therefore, you should not overcook the meat. Lightly frying is enough. The degree of readiness can be easily determined by piercing a piece with the tip of a knife. If no red juice comes out, the breast is ready.

2. Make cabbage salad with carrots. Salt it and mash it with your hands.

3. For the sauce, you need to crush the garlic in a press and combine it with all other products for it. Mix thoroughly until a soft pink mass is obtained.

4. Cut the pepper into thin strips.

5. Cut the cucumbers into strips. Tomatoes in neat pieces.

6. Chop the greens.

7. While we were preparing the vegetables, the chicken had already cooled down. Now you need to cut it into pieces of any size and shape (as you like).

8. Spread half of the pita bread with a generous layer of sauce. On it, sticking to one edge, slightly retreating from the ends, place the filling in any order. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Let me remind you that we are preparing 2 large shawarmas! You can also prepare several medium or small ones. When laying out the filling, do not forget to divide it into portions.

9. Roll the pita bread into a roll. To do this, fold the top edge and begin folding the filling, constantly folding the top part. As a result, you will end up with a roll with one free side.

10. Fry the shawarma on both sides until lightly browned and crunchy, without oil. It is better to use a grill pan for this.

You can eat shawarma either hot or wait until it cools down.

Now you have seen for yourself that preparing everyone’s favorite oriental dish is easy. If desired, you can prepare a sauce for serving. I make it from mayonnaise, garlic and kefir with the addition of herbs. Very tasty - you'll lick your fingers!

Making your loved ones happy is always a pleasure! I wish you delicious masterpieces and success in all your endeavors! See you again soon!

Sometimes, when passing by a shawarma stall, one’s mouth waters from the aroma. However, the conditions under which it is prepared and from what it is prepared only causes a strong feeling of disgust. This is not the first time I’ve made homemade chicken shawarma and I can safely say that its taste is in no way inferior to its street counterpart.

So let's get started...

Boil chicken breasts in salted water until cooked.

Chop or finely chop the finished chicken breast fillets. If desired, the chicken fillet can be fried.

Chop the cabbage into thin strips (the thinner the better) and mash with your hands.

Cut the tomato into small cubes. You can also pour boiling water over the tomato, peel the skin and use only the pulp.

Grate the carrots on a medium grater.

Finely chop the pickled or pickled cucumbers.

Making sauce for homemade chicken shawarma is very simple. To do this, mix in a bowl: sour cream, mayonnaise. Squeeze or finely chop the garlic and add it to the mayonnaise bowl. Mix all ingredients.

Spread the pita bread on the table and place 1 spoon of prepared garlic sauce on it.

Rub the sauce over the surface of the pita bread with a spoon, as shown in the photo.

Wrapping shawarma is very simple: fold the two edges as in the photo, and then roll it into a roll.

As a result, you should get shawarma, as in this photo. The top can be decorated with another spoonful of sauce and served to everyone.

Homemade chicken shawarma is ready. Bon appetit!

Hi all! How are you? How are you? I'm a plus, the heat is unbearable, although now the sky is a little cloudy and a light breeze gives me coolness. Today I’ll be very short, but I’ll introduce you to a cool option for making shawarma.

Remember in one of the articles I already shared with you various step-by-step developments with photos, for those who haven’t seen them, look here:

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We will need:

chicken breasts - 2 pcs.
cucumber – 140 g
tomato - 1-2 pcs.
Chinese or white cabbage - 100 g
parsley - to taste
garlic - 4 cloves
potatoes -1-2 pcs.
Korean carrots – 120 g
cheese - 140 g
Armenian lavash - 3 leaves
sour cream 15-20% - 90 ml
spices: paprika, ground coriander, suneli hops, chicken set, ground black pepper, preferably freshly ground - to taste
salt - to taste
vegetable oil for frying chicken and potatoes
chili sauce - to taste

Cooking method:

1. The chicken fillet will need to be washed in running water, then very thinly cut lengthwise into pieces using a kitchen knife, so that when frying everything will be well fried.

2. Then take a special garlic grater, or if not, then take a garlic press, grate this fragrant vegetable directly onto the chopped pieces of chicken pulp.

3. Now you need to add your favorite spices, the aroma will be so salivating. Namely, seasoning for chicken, just ground fresh black pepper, and one tablespoon of vegetable oil so that the spices disperse well. Using your hands, mix the chicken with this marinade on all sides and let it sit for 20-30 minutes.

Important! Don’t forget to add salt; it’s better to under-salt than to over-salt.

4. Make a special filling, to do this, mix sour cream and kefir in a cup, stir.

5. Grate one clove of garlic on a fine grater.

6. Add half a teaspoon of suneli hops, a little more than half a teaspoon of paprika, and add a little coriander and freshly ground pepper. Whisk this mixture until everything is well dissolved and dispersed.

Important! Don't forget to add some hellish chili pepper, if you don't like the heat, you don't have to add it. And also add salt to taste.

If you don’t like this type of sauce, then you can easily make another one, to do this, take a look at my article here, there are a lot of interesting, and most importantly tasty, accessible and cheap options.

7. Almost everything is ready. This is the kind of beauty that should appear on your table.

8. The next main step is to fry the potato wedges with vegetable oil in a frying pan until beautifully golden brown, so that you get French fries.

9. Then fry the chicken pieces, also in a frying pan, so that there is a crispy yellow crust on both sides. After all, for this dish this is exactly the kind of crust it should be. Afterwards, place the pieces on a paper napkin to cool and drain off all excess fat.

Important! Fry over low heat so that nothing burns.

10. Now prepare the vegetable salad for the shawarma, take the greens and the rest of the washed vegetables.

11. Cut the cucumber into strips, chop the cabbage with a knife to make it look like shavings. Everything should be cut in the same style. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices and then into strips.

12. Place all this in a clean, wiped dry bowl. Chop the parsley for aroma, stir carefully so that the juice does not release.

13. Now bring the chicken “to mind.” The aroma is simply indescribable! Chop the chicken meat finely into tiny pieces.

14. It’s the turn of lavash, how to wrap shawarma correctly? There are many options, in the last article I shared with you, here I will show you the most common method. So, put the leaf on the table and grease it at the bottom, as shown in the picture, with a special sauce, about 1-2 spoons, which should already be ready.

15. Layer the ingredients one by one, starting with the vegetable mixture: cabbage, cucumbers and tomatoes.

16. Afterwards, French fries, cooled and very spicy. Next, carrots in Korean. Drizzle lightly with sauce.

17. Distribute the third part of the chopped meat evenly over the entire area.

18. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Pour the filling carefully using a teaspoon.

19. Well, now, without sudden movements, roll our fragrant delicacy into a roll, first bend the sides.

20. Take your time, you will succeed.

You should have three of these chicken treats.

21. Place on a grill pan, brush a little with refined vegetable oil and fry on both sides until beautifully baked. Looks great and wonderful!

Important! Place seam side down on the pan first.

22. Well, what do you like, and what is the smell of the house?!, it’s simply amazing, such a beautiful picture, those who like crispy things will need to put it in their tummy right away. Because it is recommended to use it immediately and not let it sit, as this will make it soft. 😉

23. In cross-section, the appetizing delicacy looks very good, the main thing is that all the ingredients are safe and you prepared them yourself with love and care for your beloved loved ones.

24. Bon appetit and delicious discoveries to you! Don't forget the napkins. 😛

I hope that this is a miracle, you will like it as much as I do, and you will do it more often in the summer, and in other seasons. See you all soon, write comments, leave your reviews and wishes, and also join the group in contact. Bye bye! Good luck to everyone!

P.S. Well, in conclusion, I share with you a similar video from YouTube from the chef:

One of the most common types of “fast” and satisfying food is shawarma (doner kebab). In almost every city you can find a grill stall selling this oriental dish. The snack is loved by all those who do not have time for long lunches. Cooking shawarma at home is a good way to please yourself and your friends with the extraordinary taste of oriental national cuisine. A hearty appetizer that will decorate the table at any party. The wide distribution of this dish gives gourmets the opportunity to prepare doner according to all sorts of recipes to suit their taste.

Features of cooking

There are no special secrets on how to make shawarma at home - all ingredients can be selected and combined depending on personal preferences. However, attention should be paid to some important aspects: the peculiarities of marinating meat, preparing the sauce and choosing a good pita bread. The main seasonings used in shawarma are: cardamom, paprika, turmeric, curry and different types of peppers. Sometimes black coffee or cinnamon is added, but some people don't stop there and look for new sources of flavor.

The main advantage of cooking doner at home is its safety for health. Unfortunately, not all fast food stalls comply with sanitary standards. Therefore, after eating shawarma in an unfamiliar place, various stomach diseases may occur, such as poisoning, heartburn or gastritis. A home-prepared snack made from fresh and thoroughly washed ingredients will help avoid any health problems, as well as reduce the amount of excess calories for the body.

How to marinate meat

The main filling of shawarma is meat. It can be anything: chicken, pork, lamb or turkey. It is advisable to marinate the meat before cooking so that it acquires a soft, pleasant taste. To do this, you need to rub it with your favorite spices, sprinkle with herbs, and place chopped onion rings on top. Add vinegar if desired and pour dry wine (white) for one hour. After marinating, the meat should be fried in a frying pan.

How to make filling sauce

Properly mixed sauce is the secret of any shawarma. The main ingredients of this essential supplement are the following products: sour cream, homemade mayonnaise and kefir. To make shawarma sauce at home, you need to: mix the main ingredients in equal proportions, add grated garlic, curry, dried herbs (basil, parsley, dill), ground black pepper and coriander. After preparing the doner mixture, you need to leave it in the refrigerator for one hour until it thickens.

How to properly wrap in pita bread

Before wrapping the shawarma, you need to choose the right pita bread. It should be dense, elastic and bend well. It is important to choose pita bread that is not dry, without cracks, so that it does not break and the filling does not fall out or the sauce does not leak out. Armenian thin lavash is often used, but doner can also be made in pita bread. Homemade shawarma is wrapped like this:

Unroll the pita bread on a hard, flat surface.
Apply specially prepared sauce.
With a slight indentation at the bottom, place the ingredients closer to either edge of the pita bread.
Start folding the pita bread on the side where the filling is located.
Give it a few turns so that the ingredients are completely wrapped in the pita bread.
Fold the bottom and top edges of the pita bread over the filling.
Roll until the end into a tight roll, closed on all sides.
Shawarma is ready to be heated in a frying pan or oven.

The best step-by-step homemade shawarma recipes

Absolutely anyone can prepare shawarma at home - this dish does not require a lot of time. The ingredient composition of doner depends on the wishes of the gourmet himself. However, for those who do not know what shawarma is made from at home, there are many different step-by-step recipes. For each of them, a certain composition, quantity of ingredients, and seasonings are selected. Let's look at some of them.

With chicken

If you use chicken breast for doner, you will get dietary shawarma. List of required ingredients for two servings:

thin Armenian lavash - two sheets;
chicken meat – 300-350 g;
fresh cucumbers and tomatoes – 1 pc.;
fresh white cabbage – 70-150 g;
homemade garlic or cheese sauce;
green;
salt, pepper

Cooking method:

Cut the cucumbers into thin strips and the tomatoes into small cubes.
Chop the cabbage and mix the ingredients, adding salt and pepper.
Chop the greens and onions.
Cut the marinated chicken into slices one centimeter wide.
Fry them in a hot frying pan.
Brush the pita bread with sauce to taste.
Place all the mixed ingredients on the pita bread towards one edge.
Roll into a tight roll and heat in a frying pan with a small amount of oil.
Delicious classic shawarma at home is ready.

With pork

There are a lot of doner recipes, and they are interesting in their own way. In order to prepare shawarma with pork at home in the Russian way, you need to take:

pita bread or pita bread;
pork – 200 g;
tomato – 1 pc.;
Chinese cabbage – 40 g;
potatoes – 150 g;
dill – 1 sprig;
sauce or mayonnaise;
salt, pepper

Cooking method:

Cut the meat into small pieces and the potatoes into slices.
Fry the potatoes and meat in a frying pan until golden brown.
Cut the tomato and cabbage into strips.
Place meat and potatoes on pita bread.
Add a sprig of dill, tomatoes and Chinese cabbage.
Top with sauce to your taste.
Wrap the pita bread in a tight tube.
Heat in a frying pan or in a waffle press.

With turkey

One of the most delicious and dietary foods is turkey. As the main ingredient of shawarma, it goes well with vegetables. To prepare turkey doner for 4 servings, you need to take:

minced turkey – 250 g;
cabbage –100 g;
Korean carrots – 30 g;
pickled cucumbers – 1 pc.;
tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
ground pepper and salt - to taste;
green salad – 2 leaves;
garlic – 1 clove;
red onion – 1 pc.;
homemade mayonnaise – 60 g;
Armenian lavash – 2 pcs.

Cooking method:

Mix homemade mayonnaise with garlic.
Fry the ground turkey over low heat with a small amount of oil.
Cut the onion into rings, finely chop the cabbage.
Thinly cut the tomatoes into half rings and the cucumbers into circles.
Cut the pita bread into two parts.
Lubricate it with mayonnaise.
Place the minced meat on the pita bread, stepping back about two fingers from the edge.
Place cabbage, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers on top.
Carefully roll up, folding the edges to the side to form a closed shawarma.
Heat in a frying pan without oil until the pita bread becomes crispy.

How to cook with lamb and feta cheese

You can prepare shawarma at home in Turkish style with lamb and feta cheese. The recipe requires the following ingredients:

pita;
sesame oil;
tomato – 2 pcs.;
lamb – 100 g;
feta cheese – 70 g;
vegetable oil – 150 ml;
garlic – 2 cloves;
salad mix – 30 g;
matsoni;
cucumber – 1 piece;
cardamom;
onions;
egg - 2 pieces;
curry;
salt, pepper

Cooking method:

Cut the meat into cubes and mix with cardamom, salt, sesame oil.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry the meat.
Cut the tomato, cucumber and cheese into cubes, chop the onion.
Combine all vegetable mixture in a large bowl.
Prepare the sauce: beat two eggs, a head of garlic, 100 ml of vegetable oil, 5 tbsp with a blender. l. matsoni Add curry, pepper and cardamom.
Grease the pita bread with sauce and place all the components of the future shawarma on it.
Wrap the doner in a tight tube and heat in a frying pan until golden brown.

Video recipes for making shawarma at home

Shawarma is an easy-to-prepare Arabic dish that is suitable for any feast or party. It is the most popular type of street food. However, to save money and not risk your health, you can make this snack yourself from your favorite ingredients. Learn how to easily make delicious, authentic, nutritious or even vegetarian shawarma at home with the helpful video recipes below.

Chef's recipe

Shawarma in pita

Delicious homemade shawarma

Considered fast food in Europe, shawarma is actually a traditional food in eastern countries. Even the ancient Arabs wrapped finely chopped grilled meat in a piece of flat unleavened bread (pita or pita bread). They added salads and sauces to it, turning shawarma into a complete dish.

Today, this snack is often sold on the streets, where it is popular due to its cheapness and ease of consumption.

Ingredients and methods for preparing shawarma

You can use any meat for shawarma: lamb, beef, chicken, pork. It is the main component of the dish. The remaining ingredients (vegetables, sauces, additives) may vary depending on seasonality and taste preferences.

In public fast food outlets, cucumber, tomato, onion, and cabbage are often added to chicken meat. Cheese and mushrooms can also be components of shawarma. Instead of traditional sauces, it is flavored with mayonnaise and ketchup.

The usual preparation of shawarma comes down to vertically frying the meat, cutting all the ingredients and rolling them into pita bread. According to the rules, meat should be cooked on a vertical grill. Threaded on a spit, it rotates around an axis and is evenly fried on all sides. The finished top pieces of meat are cut off in a thin layer and then finely chopped.

Calorie content: how many calories are in shawarma

This nutritious dish does not belong to the category of dietary. The average number of calories in it is from 240 to 290 kcal per 100 g. The selected meat, vegetable additives, and special sauces directly affect how many calories the shawarma will contain.

The most dietary appetizer will be chicken breast with vegetables and low-fat sauce - 150-170 kcal.

Features of recipes in different countries

There are many recipes for making shawarma, so there is no definite answer on how to cook shawarma correctly. Each country has long brought its own culinary traditions to this dish.

Azerbaijanis usually serve sweet and sour white sauce with shawarma, pouring fat tail fat over the pita bread. In Israel, there are no dairy additives at all, and the favorite seasonings are pickled mango, hummus, and sesame sauce.

In Mexico, shawarma meat is marinated in a spicy red pepper sauce. And the Germans often use minced sausage roasted on a spit instead of pieces of meat.

The simplicity of preparing shawarma contributes to its street sales in large volumes. However, rancid or burnt meat, store-bought sauces, and low-quality vegetables can ruin any snack. But to fully enjoy this juicy and tasty dish, it’s easier to make shawarma at home. It will turn out to be much cheaper, safer and tastier than any street option.

How to wrap shawarma: rules for wrapping

Before you start creating a snack, you need to decide on the bread component. It’s much easier to make a dish with pita bread, but for classic products you should know how to wrap shawarma in pita bread.

This is necessary so that all the products are evenly distributed over the pita bread and do not fall out, so that the appearance of the product is neat and beautiful.

Before the folding process itself, you also need to remember a few rules:

The lavash sheet is smoothed out on a flat surface.
The flatbread is greased with a special sauce.
All filling is laid out with indentations from the edges.
The product is being rolled up.

How to wrap shawarma will look more clearly in the photo:

Open shawarma

This type of shawarma folding is classic.

Place the meat filling with vegetables on an unfolded sheet of rectangular lavash, closer to the right edge.
Start folding the sheet from right to left, covering the filling with it.
Roll the pita bread up to the middle, completely covering the filling.
Tuck the bottom of the cake close to the filling and lay it overlapping on top.
Continue rolling the shawarma into a “tube” shape.

Closed shawarma

This method is less common, but it is convenient for take-out options, because... will keep the filling warm longer.

Lay out a square thin sheet of lavash into a diamond shape.
Place the filling in the middle of the sheet.
Tuck the bottom edge of the pita bread against the filling, covering it with the end of the flatbread.
Fold the right and left corners of the pita bread, connecting them in the center of the product over the filling and the bottom edge of the flatbread.
Roll the shawarma into a “roll” towards the remaining open upper edge of the pita bread.

Shawarma with chicken at home

Chicken meat, as the most affordable and fastest to fry, is the leader among fillings. Therefore, homemade shawarma with chicken in pita bread is a frequently encountered dish. And all kinds of flavoring additives, sauces and spices allow you to diversify it, creating new options.

Simple shawarma with chicken and vegetables

Even without special skills, you can please your family with a snack. And store-bought sauces make the cooking process much easier.

Required ingredients:

lavash - 3 sheets;
chicken fillet - 400 g;
carrots - 1 pc.;
tomato - 2 pcs.;
cucumber - 2 pcs.;
salt, pepper - to taste;
mayonnaise, ketchup - to taste.

How to cook:

Typically, meat for shawarma at home is not prepared on a vertical grill. This process replaces conventional frying in a pan.

Cut the chicken breast into small oblong pieces. Fry it in a frying pan until fully cooked with salt and pepper.

Finely chop the cabbage. Cut the carrots into strips or coarsely grate them. Mix the vegetables, crushing them with your hands until you get juice.

Cut the tomatoes into thin halves and the cucumbers into strips.

For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and ketchup in proportions of 1 to 1. Grease the pita bread with it, moving 1 cm from the edges of the sheet.

Place cabbage and carrots in the bottom layer of lavash. Sprinkle chicken on top. For juiciness, pour the sauce over the fillets. Place cucumbers and tomatoes on top of the meat. If desired, pour more sauce over the filling and wrap it in pita bread.

Poultry shawarma with fries

Original recipe for homemade shawarma with chicken and fried potatoes. It is not intended for storage and should be consumed immediately. The piquant crispy potato skin and pickled cucumber in the sauce give the dish a new taste sensation.

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Required ingredients:

chicken meat - 500 g;
onion - 1 pc.;
cabbage - 200 gr;
tomato - 1 pc.;
French fries - 100 g;
salt, pepper - to taste.

yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise - 100 g each;
pickled cucumber - 1 pc.;
garlic - 3 cloves;
dill - 2 sprigs optional;
salt, curry - to taste.

How to cook:

Grate the cucumber. Press the garlic through a press. Mix them together with mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt. Add salt to taste and add chopped herbs if desired.

Cut the onion into thin rings. To remove bitterness, sprinkle it with sugar, sprinkle with vinegar and pour boiling water over it.

Cut the poultry into pieces of any shape and fry in a frying pan.

Thinly slice the tomatoes into half rings or circles. Chop the cabbage into cobwebs.

Place the filling in the middle of the pita bread: cabbage, tomatoes, hot french fries, onion rings and meat. Pour the sauce over everything. Roll the pita bread tightly in any way.

Country shawarma recipe

A tasty and juicy way to cook food outdoors. The smell of smoke and a large number of vegetables make shawarma on coals an unforgettable snack.

Required ingredients:

chicken thighs - 3-4 pcs.;
bell pepper - 1 pc.;
cucumber, tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
cabbage - 200 gr;
cheese - 100 gr;
garlic - 1-2 cloves;
parsley - 3 sprigs;
mayonnaise, ketchup - 2 tbsp. spoons;
any sauce.

How to cook:

Prepare chicken thighs for marinating. Skin them and remove bones.

Finely chop the garlic. Mix mayonnaise with ketchup, add garlic and salt. Leave the meat in this marinade for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Fry the marinated thighs over a fire on both sides using a grill grate.

Prepare the remaining products. Coarsely grate the cheese, cut the tomatoes into cubes, and finely chop the cabbage. Cut the cucumbers with bell pepper into strips and chop the greens.

Mix all vegetables with cheese and herbs in a bowl. Cut the fried meat into cubes and also pour into a bowl. Mix everything.

Place the filling in the center of each pita bread and pour any sauce over it. Roll the shawarma in a convenient way and lightly fry the pita bread over coals.

Recipes for homemade shawarma from other types of meat

You can make delicious shawarma at home not only from chicken. Pork, beef or lamb add their own flavor and aroma to the dish. And although sometimes cooking from such types of meat takes longer than chicken, the amazing results are worth the effort.

Lamb shawarma with tkemali in pita

The whole essence of the Caucasian dish comes down to aromatic meat with spices in plum sauce. The small amount of products is more than compensated for by spices and herbs.

Required ingredients:

lamb - 800 gr;
vinegar - 250 ml;
cinnamon, paprika, nutmeg - 1 teaspoon each;
cardamom - on the tip of a knife;
garlic - 4 cloves;
cucumber, tomato - 1 pc.;
salt - to taste;
Tkemali sauce.

How to cook:

It will take a long time to prepare shawarma according to this recipe, because... Lamb takes time to marinate and bake.

First, the meat should be soaked in the marinade to make it soft and juicy. Remove a piece of lamb from bones, chaff and sinews. rinse it, cut into pieces in the form of thin steaks. Place them on the bottom of the dish, pour vinegar over them. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, paprika, cardamom. Pass the garlic through a press, mix with salt and also add to the marinade. Gently mix the lamb with the marinade with your hands. Leave it covered for 12 hours.

Dry the marinated steaks and fry in a frying pan. Cut the finished meat into oblong pieces. To give it more juiciness, the lamb should be baked in the oven for another 30 minutes. 20 minutes under foil, and the rest of the time without it.

Cut fresh vegetables into slices. Cut each pita in half. Place cucumbers and tomatoes in the middle of the flatbread. Place pieces of meat on top. Generously pour sweet and sour tkemali over the entire filling. You can use sprigs of herbs or lettuce leaves for decoration and extra freshness.

Hearty shawarma with pork and mushrooms

Homemade shawarma in pita bread with pork loin fried in spices with mushroom julienne, vegetables, herbs and sauce will become the central dish at any feast.

Required ingredients:

loin - 400 gr;
champignons - 300-400 g;
sour cream - 200 gr;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
tomato - 1 pc.;
cabbage - 250 gr;
greens - optional;
sauce - any;
salt, spices - to taste.

How to cook:

Cut the pork pulp into thin pieces. Fry in oil with the addition of your favorite spices and herbs. If desired, the meat can be pre-soaked in the marinade, which will significantly enrich the taste of the finished product.

Cut the champignons into slices, lightly fry, and then simmer in sour cream until fully cooked and have a thick julienne consistency.

Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into thin rings. Chop the cabbage into strips and knead it with your hands.

Place cabbage in the middle of the lavash greased with sauce. Place cucumber slices on top. Sprinkle the spiced pork over the vegetables. Place the tomatoes on top of the meat and pour the sauce over everything. Wrap the filling in pita bread, which is then fried in a frying pan.

Shawarma sauces: best recipes

Any idea for preparing shawarma at home will be helped by a special sauce for this dish. Even the vegetarian option will be very appetizing, because a variety of sauces and dressings emphasize the taste of the product, giving it juiciness, spiciness and new flavor colors, depending on the chosen option. They can be either neutral in taste or with a bright garlic or lemon tint.

The main thing is that the shawarma sauce matches your taste preferences and matches the filling.

Traditional simple white sauce for appetizers. It can be used in any shawarma recipes.

Required ingredients:

kefir - 2 tbsp. spoons;
sour cream - 1 tbsp. spoon;
lemon juice - 1 teaspoon;
turmeric/saffron - on the tip of a knife;
black pepper - to taste.

How to cook:

Dairy products for this sauce should be high in fat. Mix sour cream and kefir well. To give them a pleasant yellowish tint, add saffron or turmeric. Pour in lemon juice, add black pepper. Beat everything thoroughly until smooth. Let the ingredients sit and then add the sauce to the shawarma.

The freshness of the cucumber and juicy greens give this sauce a special charm. An ideal option that will significantly reduce the calorie content of shawarma.

Required ingredients:

yogurt (low-fat) - 200 ml;
cucumber (fresh) - 1 pc.;
dill - 50 gr;
garlic - 4 cloves;
pepper, salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Peel off the skin of the cucumber and grate the pulp on the middle side of a grater. Press the garlic cloves through a press. Rinse the greens and chop finely.

Add cucumber, herbs, garlic to yogurt. Season with salt and pepper mixture. Whisk all ingredients thoroughly. Let the sauce sit for a while before using.

Turkish spicy with tomatoes

Required ingredients:

tomato paste - 3 tbsp. spoons;
onion - 2 pcs.;
sweet pepper - 1 pc.;
olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
ground black and red pepper - ½ teaspoon each;
ground coriander - 1 teaspoon;
dill and cilantro - ½ bunch each;
salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Grind the peeled onion in a blender. Grind the bell pepper without stems, seeds and partitions together with the onion.

Place the green leaves without branches into a bowl with the vegetables.

Pour in olive oil and tomato paste. Grind everything with a blender. Add salt, pepper and coriander to the sauce.

With curry for chicken shawarma

Curry goes well with poultry, so this bright sauce is often used for homemade chicken shawarma.

Required ingredients:

Ryazhenka - 2 tbsp. spoons;
sour cream - 2 tbsp. spoons;
mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. spoons;
garlic - 3 cloves;
curry - ½ teaspoon;
salt, pepper - to taste.

How to cook:

Turn the garlic into a homogeneous grated mass. Mix all dairy products with mayonnaise. Add garlic, add curry, season with salt and pepper. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

Lemon and Potato Sauce Recipe

Pretentious for Europeans, but common for Eastern countries, the sauce is based on lemon juice and potatoes.

Required ingredients:

Greek yogurt - 140 ml;
vegetable oil - 120 ml;
potatoes - 1 pc.;
lemon - 1 pc.;
garlic - 1 head;
salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Grind the peeled garlic on a grater. Squeeze juice from lemon. Peel the potatoes, wash them, boil until tender.

Using a mixer, thoroughly beat 60 ml of oil with garlic and lemon juice until white. Add the remaining oil and continue beating. Pour in the yogurt, whisk until the mixture thickens.

Mash the boiled potatoes into a puree. Place a few spoons into the sauce and whisk. Add salt to taste. Leave the prepared dressing in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. You can use it not only to spread pita bread or pour over the filling. If you dip the open end of the finished homemade shawarma into it, the sauce will help you understand the subtlety of the oriental taste.