Chicken Shawarma | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street | Recipes, TV and Cooking Tips

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons hot paprika or 1¾ teaspoons sweet paprika plus ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons tahini , divided
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, plus 3 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut crosswise into thirds
• 1 medium red onion, halved and sliced ½ inch thick
• 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
• 1 cup lightly packed fresh mint, flat-leaf parsley or a combination, chopped