The Ultimate Chicken Shawarma Recipe | Homemade Sauces, Pickles & Pita Bread

Bring the taste of your favorite shawarma stall straight to your kitchen! 🌯
In this video, I’ll show you how to make authentic street-style chicken shawarma — complete with juicy marinated chicken, creamy garlic-tahini sauce, spicy red chili shatta and crunchy pickled veggies all wrapped in soft homemade pita bread.

Quick Pickled Veggies (Middle Eastern Style)

Ingredients:
• 1 carrot (cut into thin sticks)
• 1 cucumber (sticks or slices)
• 3–4 green chilies (slit)
• 1½ cups water
• ¾ cup white vinegar
• 1½ tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar

Homemade Pita Bread Recipe

Ingredients:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (you can replace ½ cup with whole wheat if you like)
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil (or regular oil)
• ¾ cup warm water (add a bit more if needed – dough should be soft)

Red Chili Shatta (with Dried Chilies)

Ingredients:
• 10–12 dried red chilies (adjust to spice level)
• 3–4 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp olive oil (or regular oil)
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• Salt to taste

Optional (for more flavor):
• 1 small tomato (boiled or roasted, gives smoothness & balance)

For Chicken Marinade:
• 500g boneless chicken (thighs preferred for juiciness)
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp hot sauce Or Sriracha
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup (balances the spice like street shawarma)
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika or Kashmiri chili (for color)
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp garam masala (optional for desi touch)
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• Salt to taste

Toum with Tahini Touch (Creamy & Balanced)

Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp thick yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic paste)
• 1 tbsp tahini or 1 tbsp sightly toasted sesame seeds (ground)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Pinch of salt

It’s the perfect Middle Eastern comfort food — full of flavor, easy to prepare, and tastes even better than restaurant shawarma!

What you’ll learn:
• How to marinate chicken for juicy shawarma flavor
• Make spicy shatta & creamy garlic sauce at home
• Quick pickled veggies for authentic taste
• Soft pita/khubz bread that wraps perfectly
• How to assemble the ultimate shawarma wrap

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