BBC Food - Recipes - Oven-cooked chicken shawarma

BBC Food - Recipes - Oven-cooked chicken shawarma

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Chicken shawarma is usually cooked on a spit, but this is roasted in the oven. Here, I’ve served it modestly, on a pile of shredded iceberg, with some warmed pitta, lemon wedges and a tahini...

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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

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