Shawarma ( shawarma , shavarma) is an oriental dish, similar in composition and appearance to the Mexican burrito. It is unpretentious in preparation and belongs to the category of the fastest dishes. In eastern countries, only lamb or camel meat is used as the filling, but Russian chefs use different types of meat. Mostly chicken is used. It is affordable, low-calorie and tasty. With chicken, nutritious and juicy shawarma is obtained. How to cook real shavarma at home, we will tell below.
The obligatory components of this dish are various spices, and the sharper the better. Usually added black, red pepper, turmeric, zira. A lot of greens are laid: dill, parsley and cilantro - they give the shawarma freshness. Green onions and garlic can be added depending on taste priorities. There is no mayonnaise or ketchup in the oriental shawarma - this technology is inherent only to Russian merchants who have brought their innovations in order to facilitate the process and reduce the cooking time.
For juiciness, the dish is watered with kefir or sour cream sauce with garlic. In principle, there are many interpretations for the preparation of shawarma. In the summer, you can put only fresh vegetables in pita bread - you get vegetarian shawarma. How to cook a vegetable dish? Very simple. We take any vegetables and wrap in pita bread - there is nothing complicated. Meat can be replaced with fish, semi-finished meat products or ordinary sausages - a quick snack on a quick hand. And how to cook a delicious shawarma from meat, you will learn below.
Products: chicken fillet (100 g), potatoes (2 pcs.), Pickled cucumber (5 rings), tomato, Korean carrots (a couple of spoons), cheese (100 g), cilantro, dill, curry, black pepper, Armenian pita bread. Before buying pita bread, you need to make sure that it is whole, without holes. If desired, you can cook it at home yourself from unleavened dough. Yes, and Korean salads can be replaced with fresh cucumbers, so you get a more healthy shawarma. How to cook garlic sauce for her, we will tell.
So, cut the meat into small cubes. It is not necessary to take chicken; absolutely any meat is suitable for a dish. Fry chicken in vegetable oil, add curry and pepper. Cut the potatoes into thin sticks, like fries. Fry in a large amount of oil and spread on a napkin to stack excess fat. Cut pickles into circles. Grate the cheese.
We prepare pita bread, spread all the ingredients in the middle, chopped greens and wrap it in the form of a roll. You can fry before serving. It is not recommended to heat in the microwave. This is how delicious shawarma turned out. How to prepare a suitable sauce for it? Very simple, for this we need:
- 50 g of kefir, sour cream, mayonnaise;
- coriander, curry, cilantro, parsley, dill, black pepper;
- garlic (6 cloves).
Squeeze the garlic, mix with all the ingredients, put in the refrigerator to infuse. Here's how to cook shawarma and sauce for it. Both white and red sauces are suitable for shawarma. For red, you can take ketchup or tomato paste, mix with garlic and herbs. And those who are too lazy to cook, can buy it at any supermarket.