Oven-cooked chicken shawarma Archive

Ingredients

• 12 skinless and boneless chicken thighs
• 2 unwaxed lemons
• 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
• 4 fat or 6 smaller garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
• 2 dried or fresh bay leaves
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 tsp sea salt flakes
• lettuce leaves, to serve
• 250g/9oz plain yoghurt
• 4 tbsp tahini
• 1 fat or 2 smaller garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
• fat pinch salt, or to taste
• 1 tbsp pomegranate seeds