bhenjee

.. at home? is it possible? and everything else that goes with it, like hummus (i'm sure that can be done) and the baked/ broiled potatoes with the yum rice?

MatineeSiren

To make real schawrama you need to be able to slow cook a large amount of meat. Since most of us can't, what I do is take beef stew pieces and put them in a slow cooker with spices. Then I just tear them apart a little and eat them with roti.

RupayHalwa

I made a home made attempt at chicken andlamb shawarma once. The chicken turned out really good, but the lamb was not good.

I will post the chicken shawarma recipe a bit later.

RupayHalwa

Chicken Shawarma:

8 chicken thighs - DEBONED, with SKIN LEFT ON.
8 thin slices of butter.
Juice of half to 1 lemon.
1/4 cup of vinegar.
1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
Salt to your taste.


SPICE MIX:
2 heaped teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 tspn ground ALLSPICE
2 green elaichis
1 black elaichi
3 cloves
1/4 piece of star anise
1 inch dalchini stick
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
2 bayleaves

I think they r all the spices i used, bit of a bad memory. I MAY have put in some cumin seeds, but i cannot remember! It won't hurt to try.

Grind up the spices in an electric coffee mill / spice mill. U don't need all of this mix, u can use however much u like, store the rest in airtight container.

Coat the chicken thighs with the spice mix, as much as u think u will need, i used about 2 or 3 teaspoons of it. Add the salt, vinegar, sugar and lemon juice. Allow to marinate for 6 hours, or overnight.

Place a wire rack in a 1 inch or so deep baking tray. Place the chicken thighs SKIN SIDE UP on the rack, so that they r not touching eachother. Place a slice of butter on top of each piece. Pour about 1 cm boiling water into the tray, under the rack.

Bake in a hot oven for about 40 mins until cooked. Then brush the top of the chicken with more marinade and grill the chicken so that the top of the skin is very crispy, but underneath it is soft and tender.

When done, cover in foil loosely and allow to rest for 10 mins. Then slice into shawarma size pieces and serve with whatever u like, e.g. arabic flat bread, garlic mayo, tahini (yuck!), salad, pickles, rice, chips....

They do taste very similar to real shawarmas, i can say that bcos my husband told me, and he's a shawarma lover!

bhenjee

THANK you rupayhalwa.

i don't have allspice, and neither star anise, so once i get that i will try out the recipe and let you know how it turned out. i'm sure if i miss out on these spices, the taste might be compromised.

thanks sooo much.

Zabardast

I just buy the shawarma meat (calf) and fry at home...voila...