🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia cuisine · #9

Saudi Chicken Shawarma

Saudi Chicken Shawarma
Time40 min
Serves4
Ingredients10

Spiced chicken marinated in garlic and yoghurt, grilled and wrapped in thin bread with toum and fries — one of the Kingdom's favourite fast foods.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Slice the chicken thinly.
  2. Mix with yoghurt, garlic, lemon and spices and chill for 2 hours.
  3. Cook in a very hot pan or oven until charred.
  4. Spread bread with toum, add chicken, pickles and fries and roll up.
  5. Toast the wrap for a minute on the griddle.
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