Alexander Gushchin

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19 Mar 2016

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One of the most common types of “fast” and satisfying food is shawarma (doner kebab). In almost every city you can find a grill stall selling this oriental dish. The snack is loved by all those who do not have time for long lunches. Cooking shawarma at home is a good way to please yourself and your friends with the extraordinary taste of oriental national cuisine. A hearty appetizer that will decorate the table at any party. The wide distribution of this dish gives gourmets the opportunity to prepare doner according to all sorts of recipes to suit their taste.

Features of cooking

There are no special secrets on how to make shawarma at home - all ingredients can be selected and combined depending on personal preferences. However, attention should be paid to some important aspects: the peculiarities of marinating meat, preparing the sauce and choosing a good pita bread. The main seasonings used in shawarma are: cardamom, paprika, turmeric, curry and various types of peppers. Sometimes black coffee or cinnamon is added, but some people don't stop there and look for new sources of flavor.

The main advantage of cooking doner at home is its safety for health. Unfortunately, not all fast food stalls comply with sanitary standards. Therefore, after eating shawarma in an unfamiliar place, various stomach diseases may occur, such as poisoning, heartburn or gastritis. A home-prepared snack made from fresh and thoroughly washed ingredients will help avoid any health problems, as well as reduce the amount of excess calories for the body.

How to marinate meat

The main filling of shawarma is meat. It can be anything: chicken, pork, lamb or turkey. It is advisable to marinate the meat before cooking so that it acquires a soft, pleasant taste. To do this, you need to rub it with your favorite spices, sprinkle with herbs, and place chopped onion rings on top. Add vinegar if desired and pour dry wine (white) for one hour. After marinating, the meat should be fried in a frying pan.

How to make filling sauce

Properly mixed sauce is the secret of any shawarma. The main ingredients of this essential supplement are the following products: sour cream, homemade mayonnaise and kefir. To make shawarma sauce at home, you need to: mix the main ingredients in equal proportions, add grated garlic, curry, dried herbs (basil, parsley, dill), ground black pepper and coriander. After preparing the doner preparation, you need to leave it in the refrigerator for one hour until it thickens.

How to properly wrap in pita bread

Before wrapping the shawarma, you need to choose the right pita bread. It should be dense, elastic and bend well. It is important to choose pita bread that is not dry, without cracks, so that it does not break and the filling does not fall out or the sauce does not leak out. Armenian thin lavash is often used, but doner can also be made in pita bread. Homemade shawarma is wrapped like this:

1. Unroll the pita bread on a hard, flat surface.
2. Apply specially prepared sauce.
3. With a slight indentation at the bottom, place the ingredients closer to either edge of the pita bread.
4. Start folding the pita bread on the side where the filling is located.
5. Give it a few turns so that the ingredients are completely wrapped in the pita bread.
6. Fold the bottom and top edges of the pita bread over the filling.
7. Roll until the end into a tight roll, closed on all sides.
8. Shawarma is ready to be heated in a frying pan or oven.

The best step-by-step homemade shawarma recipes

Absolutely anyone can prepare shawarma at home - this dish does not require a lot of time. The ingredient composition of doner depends on the wishes of the gourmet himself. However, for those who do not know what shawarma is made from at home, there are many different step-by-step recipes. For each of them, a certain composition, quantity of ingredients, and seasonings are selected. Let's look at some of them.

With Chiken

If you use chicken breast for doner, you will get dietary shawarma. List of required ingredients for two servings:

• thin Armenian lavash - two sheets;
• chicken meat – 300-350 g;
• fresh cucumbers and tomatoes – 1 pc.;
• fresh white cabbage – 70-150 g;
• homemade garlic or cheese sauce;
• greenery;
• salt pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the cucumbers into thin strips and the tomatoes into small cubes.
2. Chop the cabbage and mix the ingredients, adding salt and pepper.
3. Chop the greens and onions.
4. Cut the marinated chicken into slices one centimeter wide.
5. Fry them in a hot frying pan.
6. Brush the pita bread with sauce to taste.
7. Place all the mixed ingredients on the pita bread towards one edge.
8. Roll into a tight roll and heat in a frying pan with a small amount of oil.
9. Delicious classic shawarma at home is ready.

With pork

There are a lot of doner recipes, and they are interesting in their own way. In order to prepare shawarma with pork at home in the Russian way, you need to take:

• pita bread or pita bread;
• pork – 200 g;
• tomato – 1 pc.;
• Chinese cabbage – 40 g;
• potatoes – 150 g;
• dill – 1 sprig;
• sauce or mayonnaise;
• salt pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the meat into small pieces and the potatoes into slices.
2. Fry the potatoes and meat in a frying pan until golden brown.
3. Cut the tomato and cabbage into strips.
4. Place meat and potatoes on pita bread.
5. Add a sprig of dill, tomatoes and Chinese cabbage.
6. Top with sauce to your taste.
7. Wrap the pita bread in a tight tube.
8. Heat in a frying pan or in a waffle press.

With turkey

One of the most delicious and dietary foods is turkey. As the main ingredient of shawarma, it goes well with vegetables. To prepare turkey doner for 4 servings, you need to take:

• minced turkey – 250 g;
• cabbage –100 g;
• Korean carrots – 30 g;
• pickled cucumbers – 1 pc.;
• tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
• ground pepper and salt - to taste;
• green salad – 2 leaves;
• garlic – 1 clove;
• red onion – 1 pc.;
• homemade mayonnaise – 60 g;
• Armenian lavash – 2 pcs.

Cooking method:

1. Mix homemade mayonnaise with garlic.
2. Fry the ground turkey over low heat with a small amount of oil.
3. Cut the onion into rings, finely chop the cabbage.
4. Thinly cut the tomatoes into half rings and the cucumbers into circles.
5. Cut the pita bread into two parts.
6. Lubricate it with mayonnaise.
7. Place the minced meat on the pita bread, stepping back about two fingers from the edge.
8. Place cabbage, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers on top.
9. Carefully roll up, folding the edges to the side to form a closed shawarma.
10. Heat in a frying pan without oil until the pita bread becomes crispy.

How to cook with lamb and feta cheese

You can prepare shawarma at home in Turkish style with lamb and feta cheese. The recipe requires the following ingredients:

• pita;
• sesame oil;
• tomato – 2 pcs.;
• lamb – 100 g;
• feta cheese – 70 g;
• vegetable oil – 150 ml;
• garlic – 2 cloves;
• salad mix – 30 g;
• matsoni;
• cucumber – 1 piece;
• cardamom;
• bulb onions;
• egg - 2 pieces;
• curry;
• salt pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the meat into cubes and mix with cardamom, salt, sesame oil.
2. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry the meat.
3. Cut the tomato, cucumber and cheese into cubes, chop the onion.
4. Combine all vegetable mixture in a large bowl.
5. Prepare the sauce: beat two eggs, a head of garlic, 100 ml of vegetable oil, 5 tbsp with a blender. l. matsoni Add curry, pepper and cardamom.
6. Grease the pita bread with sauce and place all the components of the future shawarma on it.
7. Wrap the doner in a tight tube and heat in a frying pan until golden brown.

Video recipes for making shawarma at home

Shawarma is an easy-to-prepare Arabic dish that is suitable for any feast or party. It is the most popular type of street food. However, to save money and not risk your health, you can make this snack yourself from your favorite ingredients. Learn how to easily make delicious, authentic, nutritious or even vegetarian shawarma at home with the helpful video recipes below.

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Shawarma in pita

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Dear friends, we have prepared a selection especially for you. The most delicious and original shawarma recipes at home. Shawarma is a truly universal dish that can combine various ingredients and still be delicious. It can be prepared when you don’t have time to cook dinner, and your household is already knocking spoons on the table, or it’s a great option for your child’s school lunch. In general, you can prepare this wonderful dish for all occasions.

Shawarma with sausage

You're too tired from work or don't have enough free time to cook dinner. And your hungry men demand something tasty and satisfying, and in 5 minutes. There is an exit. Yes, yes, you heard right, our dish will please the hungriest man.

Ingredients:

• flatbread - 2 pieces;
• cucumber and tomatoes - several pieces each;
• Korean carrots - 150 grams;
• sausage - 300 grams;
• cabbage leaves - 4-5 pieces;
• cheese - 150 grams;
• ketchup, mayonnaise, herbs - to your taste.

Shawarma with sausage. Step by step recipe

1. Cut the sausage into cubes.
2. Finely chop all ingredients, except cheese and carrots.
3. Place the sausage and all other ingredients on the flatbread. Pour sauces over it.
4. Roll up our flatbread and fry it in a frying pan for a couple of minutes.

If suddenly you don’t have sausage, but you do have sausages, then feel free to use them in your dish. Prepare only the most delicious dishes with “Very Tasty”.

Chicken shawarma recipe

Our next shawarma will be made with chicken. Every time my family and I come to the market, our heads begin to spin from the aroma of the shawarma that is prepared there. The chicken is so delicious roasted on a spit that it just makes your mouth water. The smell is incredible. The aroma of fresh vegetables and herbs drives you crazy. Today we will prepare with you the same tasty and appetizing shawarma.

Ingredients:

• chicken meat - 350 grams;
• mayonnaise sauce, ketchup, spices - to taste;
• cabbage - 250 grams;
• onion - 1 head;
• flatbreads - 1 package;
• sunflower oil - for frying.

Chicken shawarma recipe. Step by step recipe

1. First, wash the chicken fillet well and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. Cut the fillet into small strips.
3. Peel the onion, finely chop it and fry it in sunflower oil for 5-7 minutes.
4. Then add the chicken meat. Add spices.
5. Shred the cabbage into small strips. Then we remember a little. (Only slightly, not much).
6. Mix cabbage with mayonnaise sauce and spices. Mix everything.
7. We also cut cucumbers and tomatoes into strips.
8. Take the pita bread and divide it into parts. The package is very large in size, so it can easily be divided into four shawarmas.
9. Lubricate each pita bread with ketchup.
10. We lay out the chicken meat, then comes the cabbage salad and vegetables.
11. Roll into a roll and fry on both sides in a frying pan.

Of course, to prepare homemade shawarma, we do not roast our chicken on a spit. But the taste of our shawarma is no worse, and even vice versa.

Shawarma “You'll Lick Your Fingers”

In this recipe we will prepare our dish with meat and pickled onions. Try it, and your male half will not be able to tear himself away from this shawarma.

Ingredients:

• lavash - 1 package;
• meat - 400 grams;
• Chinese cabbage - 5 sheets;
• shallots - 1 medium head;
• tomatoes and cucumbers - 200 grams each;
• bell pepper - 150 grams
• parsley, sour cream, vinegar, spices - to taste;
• garlic - a couple of cloves;
• sunflower oil - 50 grams.

Shawarma "You'll lick your fingers." Step by step recipe

1. Squeeze the garlic into a plate, add chopped herbs and sour cream there. Also add spices. Mix.
2. Marinate the onions in vinegar and spices.
3. Fry the meat in sunflower oil.
4. Finely chop the remaining vegetables.
5. Divide the lavash into four parts. Lubricate everything with the prepared sauce.
6. We put meat on top, then pickled onions and vegetables. Roll it up and fry it.

If you are a big fan of mayonnaise, then in the recipe you can replace sour cream with mayonnaise. Also, if you can’t imagine shawarma without ketchup, then feel free to add it when cooking. “Very tasty” wishes you a bon appetit!

Considered fast food in Europe, shawarma is actually a traditional food in eastern countries. Even the ancient Arabs wrapped finely chopped grilled meat in a piece of flat unleavened bread (pita or pita bread). They added salads and sauces to it, turning shawarma into a complete dish.

Today, this snack is often sold on the streets, where it is popular due to its cheapness and ease of consumption.

Ingredients and methods for preparing shawarma

You can use any meat for shawarma: lamb, beef, chicken, pork. It is the main component of the dish. The remaining ingredients (vegetables, sauces, additives) may vary depending on seasonality and taste preferences.

At public fast food outlets, cucumber, tomato, onion, and cabbage are often added to chicken meat. Cheese and mushrooms can also be components of shawarma. Instead of traditional sauces, it is flavored with mayonnaise and ketchup.

The usual preparation of shawarma comes down to vertically frying the meat, cutting all the ingredients and rolling them into pita bread. According to the rules, meat should be cooked on a vertical grill. Threaded on a spit, it rotates around an axis and is evenly fried on all sides. The finished top pieces of meat are cut off in a thin layer and then finely chopped.

Calorie content: how many calories are in shawarma

This nutritious dish does not belong to the category of dietary. The average number of calories in it is from 240 to 290 kcal per 100 g. The selected meat, vegetable additives, and special sauces directly affect how many calories the shawarma will contain.

The most dietary appetizer will be chicken breast with vegetables and low-fat sauce - 150-170 kcal.

Features of recipes in different countries

There are many recipes for making shawarma, so there is no definite answer on how to cook shawarma correctly. Each country has long brought its own culinary traditions to this dish.

Azerbaijanis usually serve sweet and sour white sauce with shawarma, pouring fat tail fat over the pita bread. In Israel, there are no dairy additives at all, and the favorite seasonings are pickled mango, hummus, and sesame sauce.

In Mexico, shawarma meat is marinated in a spicy red pepper sauce. And the Germans often use minced sausage roasted on a spit instead of pieces of meat.

The simplicity of preparing shawarma contributes to its street sales in large volumes. However, rancid or burnt meat, store-bought sauces, and low-quality vegetables can ruin any snack. But to fully enjoy this juicy and tasty dish, it’s easier to make shawarma at home. It will turn out to be much cheaper, safer and tastier than any street option.

How to wrap shawarma: rules for wrapping

Before you start creating a snack, you need to decide on the bread component. It’s much easier to make a dish with pita bread, but for classic products you should know how to wrap shawarma in pita bread.

This is necessary so that all the products are evenly distributed over the pita bread and do not fall out, so that the appearance of the product is neat and beautiful.

Before the folding process itself, you also need to remember a few rules:

1. The lavash sheet is smoothed out on a flat surface.
2. The flatbread is greased with a special sauce.
3. All filling is laid out with indentations from the edges.
4. The product is being rolled up.

How to wrap shawarma will look more clearly in the photo:

Open shawarma

This type of shawarma folding is classic.

• Place the meat filling with vegetables on an unfolded sheet of rectangular lavash, closer to the right edge.
• Start folding the sheet from right to left, covering the filling with it.
• Roll the pita bread up to the middle, completely covering the filling.
• Fold the bottom of the flatbread close to the filling and place it overlapping on top.
• Continue rolling the shawarma into a “tube” shape.

Closed shawarma

This method is less common, but it is convenient for take-out options, because... will keep the filling warm longer.

• Lay out a square thin sheet of lavash into a diamond shape.
• Place the filling in the middle of the sheet.
• Tuck the bottom edge of the pita bread against the filling, covering it with the end of the flatbread.
• Fold the right and left corners of the pita bread, connecting them in the center of the product over the filling and the bottom edge of the flatbread.
• Roll the shawarma into a “roll” towards the remaining open upper edge of the pita bread.

Shawarma with chicken at home

Chicken meat, as the most affordable and fastest to fry, is the leader among fillings. Therefore, homemade shawarma with chicken in pita bread is a frequently encountered dish. And all kinds of flavoring additives, sauces and spices allow you to diversify it, creating new options.

Simple shawarma with chicken and vegetables

Even without special skills, you can please your family with a snack. And store-bought sauces make the cooking process much easier.

Required ingredients:

• lavash - 3 sheets;
• chicken fillet - 400 g;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• tomato - 2 pcs.;
• cucumber - 2 pcs.;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• mayonnaise, ketchup - to taste.

How to cook:

Typically, meat for shawarma at home is not prepared on a vertical grill. This process replaces conventional frying in a pan.

Cut the chicken breast into small oblong pieces. Fry it in a frying pan until fully cooked with salt and pepper.

Finely chop the cabbage. Cut the carrots into strips or coarsely grate them. Mix the vegetables, crushing them with your hands until you get juice.

Cut the tomatoes into thin halves and the cucumbers into strips.

For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and ketchup in proportions of 1 to 1. Grease the pita bread with it, moving 1 cm from the edges of the sheet.

Place cabbage and carrots in the bottom layer of lavash. Sprinkle chicken on top. For juiciness, pour the sauce over the fillets. Place cucumbers and tomatoes on top of the meat. If desired, pour more sauce over the filling and wrap it in pita bread.

Poultry shawarma with fries

Original recipe for homemade shawarma with chicken and fried potatoes. It is not intended for storage and should be consumed immediately. The piquant crispy potato skin and pickled cucumber in the sauce give the dish a new taste sensation.

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Required ingredients:

• chicken meat - 500 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• cabbage - 200 gr;
• tomato - 1 pc.;
• French fries - 100 g;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

• yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise - 100 g each;
• pickled cucumber - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• dill - 2 sprigs optional;
• salt, curry - to taste.

How to cook:

Grate the cucumber. Press the garlic through a press. Mix them together with mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt. Add salt to taste and add chopped herbs if desired.

Cut the onion into thin rings. To remove bitterness, sprinkle it with sugar, sprinkle with vinegar and pour boiling water over it.

Cut the poultry into pieces of any shape and fry in a frying pan.

Thinly slice the tomatoes into half rings or circles. Chop the cabbage into cobwebs.

Place the filling in the middle of the pita bread: cabbage, tomatoes, hot french fries, onion rings and meat. Pour the sauce over everything. Roll the pita bread tightly in any way.

Country shawarma recipe

A tasty and juicy way to cook food outdoors. The smell of smoke and a large number of vegetables make shawarma on coals an unforgettable snack.

Required ingredients:

• chicken thighs - 3-4 pcs.;
• bell pepper - 1 pc.;
• cucumber, tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• cabbage - 200 gr;
• cheese - 100 gr;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• parsley - 3 sprigs;
• mayonnaise, ketchup - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• any sauce.

How to cook:

Prepare chicken thighs for marinating. Skin them and remove bones.

Finely chop the garlic. Mix mayonnaise with ketchup, add garlic and salt. Leave the meat in this marinade for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Fry the marinated thighs over a fire on both sides using a grill grate.

Prepare the remaining products. Coarsely grate the cheese, cut the tomatoes into cubes, and finely chop the cabbage. Cut the cucumbers with bell pepper into strips and chop the greens.

Mix all vegetables with cheese and herbs in a bowl. Cut the fried meat into cubes and also pour into a bowl. Mix everything.

Place the filling in the center of each pita bread and pour any sauce over it. Roll the shawarma in a convenient way and lightly fry the pita bread over coals.

Recipes for homemade shawarma from other types of meat

You can make delicious shawarma at home not only from chicken. Pork, beef or lamb add their own flavor and aroma to the dish. And although sometimes cooking from such types of meat takes longer than chicken, the amazing results are worth the effort.

Lamb shawarma with tkemali in pita

The whole essence of the Caucasian dish comes down to aromatic meat with spices in plum sauce. The small amount of products is more than compensated for by spices and herbs.

Required ingredients:

• lamb - 800 gr;
• vinegar - 250 ml;
• cinnamon, paprika, nutmeg - 1 teaspoon each;
• cardamom - on the tip of a knife;
• garlic - 4 cloves;
• cucumber, tomato - 1 pc.;
• salt - to taste;
• Tkemali sauce.

How to cook:

It will take a long time to prepare shawarma according to this recipe, because... Lamb takes time to marinate and bake.

First, the meat should be soaked in the marinade to make it soft and juicy. Remove a piece of lamb from bones, chaff and sinews. rinse it, cut into pieces in the form of thin steaks. Place them on the bottom of the dish, pour vinegar over them. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, paprika, cardamom. Pass the garlic through a press, mix with salt and also add to the marinade. Gently mix the lamb with the marinade with your hands. Leave it covered for 12 hours.

Dry the marinated steaks and fry in a frying pan. Cut the finished meat into oblong pieces. To give it more juiciness, the lamb should be baked in the oven for another 30 minutes. 20 minutes under foil, and the rest of the time without it.

Cut fresh vegetables into slices. Cut each pita in half. Place cucumbers and tomatoes in the middle of the flatbread. Place pieces of meat on top. Generously pour sweet and sour tkemali over the entire filling. You can use sprigs of herbs or lettuce leaves for decoration and extra freshness.

Hearty shawarma with pork and mushrooms

Homemade shawarma in pita bread with pork loin fried in spices with mushroom julienne, vegetables, herbs and sauce will become the central dish at any feast.

Required ingredients:

• loin - 400 g;
• champignons - 300-400 g;
• sour cream - 200 gr;
• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• tomato - 1 pc.;
• cabbage - 250 gr;
• greens - optional;
• sauce - any;
• salt, spices - to taste.

How to cook:

Cut the pork pulp into thin pieces. Fry in oil with the addition of your favorite spices and herbs. If desired, the meat can be pre-soaked in the marinade, which will significantly enrich the taste of the finished product.

Cut the champignons into slices, lightly fry, and then simmer in sour cream until fully cooked and have a thick julienne consistency.

Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into thin rings. Chop the cabbage into strips and knead it with your hands.

Place cabbage in the middle of the lavash greased with sauce. Place cucumber slices on top. Sprinkle the spiced pork over the vegetables. Place the tomatoes on top of the meat and pour the sauce over everything. Wrap the filling in pita bread, which is then fried in a frying pan.

Shawarma sauces: best recipes

Any idea for preparing shawarma at home will be helped by a special sauce for this dish. Even a vegetarian option will be very appetizing, because a variety of sauces and dressings emphasize the taste of the product, giving it juiciness, spiciness and new flavor colors, depending on the chosen option. They can be either neutral in taste or with a bright garlic or lemon tint.

The main thing is that the shawarma sauce matches your taste preferences and matches the filling.

Traditional simple white sauce for appetizers. It can be used in any shawarma recipes.

Required ingredients:

• kefir - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• sour cream - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• lemon juice - 1 teaspoon;
• turmeric/saffron - on the tip of a knife;
• black pepper - to taste.

How to cook:

Dairy products for this sauce should be high in fat. Mix sour cream and kefir well. To give them a pleasant yellowish tint, add saffron or turmeric. Pour in lemon juice, add black pepper. Beat everything thoroughly until smooth. Let the ingredients sit and then add the sauce to the shawarma.

The freshness of the cucumber and juicy greens give this sauce a special charm. An ideal option that will significantly reduce the calorie content of shawarma.

Required ingredients:

• yogurt (low-fat) - 200 ml;
• cucumber (fresh) - 1 pc.;
• dill - 50 gr;
• garlic - 4 cloves;
• pepper, salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Peel off the skin of the cucumber and grate the pulp on the middle side of a grater. Press the garlic cloves through a press. Rinse the greens and chop finely.

Add cucumber, herbs, garlic to yogurt. Season with salt and pepper mixture. Whisk all ingredients thoroughly. Let the sauce sit for a while before using.

Turkish spicy with tomatoes

Required ingredients:

• tomato paste - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• onion - 2 pcs.;
• sweet pepper - 1 pc.;
• olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• ground black and red pepper - ½ teaspoon each;
• ground coriander - 1 teaspoon;
• dill and cilantro - ½ bunch each;
• salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Grind the peeled onion in a blender. Grind the bell pepper without stems, seeds and partitions together with the onion.

Place the green leaves without branches into a bowl with the vegetables.

Pour in olive oil and tomato paste. Grind everything with a blender. Add salt, pepper and coriander to the sauce.

With curry for chicken shawarma

Curry goes well with poultry, so this bright sauce is often used for homemade chicken shawarma.

Required ingredients:

• Ryazhenka - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• sour cream - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• curry - ½ teaspoon;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

How to cook:

Turn the garlic into a homogeneous grated mass. Mix all dairy products with mayonnaise. Add garlic, add curry, season with salt and pepper. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

Lemon and Potato Sauce Recipe

Pretentious for Europeans, but common for Eastern countries, the sauce is based on lemon juice and potatoes.

Required ingredients:

• Greek yogurt - 140 ml;
• vegetable oil - 120 ml;
• potatoes - 1 pc.;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 1 head;
• salt - to taste.

How to cook:

Grind the peeled garlic on a grater. Squeeze juice from lemon. Peel the potatoes, wash them, boil until tender.

Using a mixer, thoroughly beat 60 ml of oil with garlic and lemon juice until white. Add the remaining oil and continue beating. Pour in the yogurt, whisk until the mixture thickens.

Mash the boiled potatoes into a puree. Place a few spoons into the sauce and whisk. Add salt to taste. Leave the prepared dressing in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. You can use it not only to spread pita bread or pour over the filling. If you dip the open end of the finished homemade shawarma into it, the sauce will help you understand the subtlety of the oriental taste.

Homemade shawarma (shawarma, shavukha) is an excellent snack option that will appeal to both adults and children. You will learn how to cook shawarma in your home kitchen so that it is not only tasty, but also healthy from the recipes we have collected with photos and detailed descriptions.

What is shawarma?

Nowadays there is hardly a person left who has not heard of such fast food representatives with the outlandish name shawarma. They prepare it in different ways in different parts of the world, and the names often sound different: shawarma, shavukha, döner kebab and others. But the basic idea remains the same: juicy, richly spiced, crispy meat, along with fresh or pickled vegetables and sauces, is wrapped in lavash (bread flatbread).

Main components of shavukha

Shawarma at home is no less appetizing than in eateries. But the most important thing is that you will be absolutely confident in its quality, since you will prepare all the ingredients yourself:

1. Meat is the main component of this dish. Suitable for chicken, beef, turkey or pork. It must first be marinated and then grilled. You are unlikely to find such an apparatus in an ordinary kitchen, so we will use a grill pan.
2. Lavash for shawarma must be fresh. It should be plastic, soft, without cracks or tears. It’s also perfect, then the hearty filling is placed in the middle.
3. Vegetables are used fresh or pickled. They are cut into large pieces, or they are made into a salad and a large amount of fresh aromatic herbs is always added.
4. can be made with mayonnaise, tomato or sour cream. You can use mustard, ketchup and simple mayonnaise. Depends on your preferences.

Classic homemade shawarma recipe

Now we will tell you how to make shawarma in your home kitchen. You don't need any special equipment to prepare it. We will cook from chicken. 100 grams of such a snack will contain about 200 calories.

For 1 thin pita bread, take the following products:

• chicken fillet – 100 g;
• soy marinade - 15 ml;
• suneli hops, curry, ground white pepper - on the tip of a knife;
• tomato – 1 pc.;
• greens – 1 bunch;
• young cabbage – 50 g;
• cheese – 30 g;
• small pickled cucumber – 1 pc.;
• sour cream and mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• spicy tomato ketchup – 30 ml;
• mustard - optional;
• Oleina.

1. Let's start preparing the shawarma with the fillet: mode and put it in a bowl where it will marinate. Pour over the soy marinade, sprinkle with spices and leave in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. Heat the grill pan well, add a little fat (oil) and fry the shawarma meat on each side for a few minutes. It should be browned and juicy, not dry and overcooked.
3. Spread the pita bread and grease it with ketchup. Grate cheese on top. Then add shredded cabbage, sliced ​​tomato and cucumber. Pour a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise, add slightly cooled chicken, crush with dill and lightly sprinkle with mustard.
4. How to wrap the shawarma is up to you. We recommend rolling it into a roll so that all the filling is inside.
5. Shawarma with chicken in pita bread is fried on both sides in a well-heated frying pan with a small addition of fat until the crust appears caramel-colored. It is better to eat it hot. The proposed recipe for chicken shawarma can be supplemented with any other products.

Student shavuha

Shavukha is just a distorted name for ordinary shawarma. It is undoubtedly very popular among young people due to its satiety. But if you are concerned about the health of your child, then it is better to do it yourself. You will learn how to make shavukha at home from the following recipe.

Required ingredients:

• 1 thin pita bread;
• 150 g pork;
• 3 lettuce leaves;
• 1 tomato;
• 2 large champignons;
• 50 g cheese;
• a pinch of paprika, curry, ground pepper;
• 30 ml lemon juice;
• 50 g margarine;
• salt, oil.

For watering:

• 1 yolk;
• 100 ml Oleina;
• 15 ml lemon juice;
• 30 g mustard;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chopped herbs;
• salt, sugar to taste.

1. Of course, the proposed recipe for shavukha is only one of many. But all the proposed options are very similar to each other. First, cut the pork into strips 1 centimeter wide. Sprinkle them with lemon juice, sprinkle with spices, stir a little and leave to soak for half an hour.
2. As usual, a frying pan replaces the shawarma grill. Heat a little fat in it, add some salt and fry the meat.
3. While the pork is cooking, we will make the sauce for shavukha. Whisk the egg yolk thoroughly with a pinch of salt, sugar and mustard. Continue whisking, adding Oleyna a spoonful at a time. The mass should be homogeneous and creamy. At the end, squeeze in lemon juice and add finely chopped herbs.
4. Remove the fried pork to a plate and fry the chopped mushrooms in the remaining fat.
5. Homemade shavukha is easy to assemble. Grease thin pita bread with watering. Sprinkle with half the grated cheese. Arrange the lettuce leaves. We lay out meat, mushrooms, chopped vegetables and leftover cheese on them and roll them into a roll.
6. Melt the margarine and brush the roll on all sides with it. Fry until deliciously crisp on all sides. We told you how to prepare shavukha so that it is both satisfying and healthy for the body.

St. Petersburg shawarma

Shawarma is served in pita - unleavened flat bread. We would like to offer one recipe for shawarma, a meat component that we will marinate in yogurt.

For 1 pita you will need:

• 100 ml yogurt;
• a piece of ginger root;
• 1 hour spoon of chicken seasoning;
• 1 garlic clove;
• 1 tbsp. spoon of olive oil;
• 150 g chicken breast;
• 1 tomato and cucumber each;
• 1 handful of chopped dill;
• 1 onion;
• salt to taste;
• 50 ml mayonnaise;
• 50 ml cream;
• 1 garlic clove;
• oil for frying.

1. First, let's prepare the marinade. Add spices, oil, grated ginger and finely chopped garlic to the yogurt. Stir the mixture and apply evenly to the cut brisket. Cover with film and leave for a couple of hours.
2. The watering must be steeped, so let’s do it in advance. Mix mayonnaise with cream and very finely chopped garlic. If desired, you can add salt and curry. We remove it to infuse in a cold place.
3. Cut the onion into half rings and pour boiling water over it to remove all the bitterness. Cucumber and tomato into large pieces and mix with dill.
4. Heat the fat well in a frying pan, add salt and fry the pieces of marinated brisket until golden brown.
5. Cut the pita in half. Lubricate each half generously with sauce. Arrange the vegetables and meat and roll into a cone. You should have an open shawarma. Wrap it in parchment paper and put it in the microwave for a few minutes. Place a little more sauce on top of the hot filling. Tasty and healthy shawarma is ready.

Turkish snack

Döner kebab is a very filling snack made from lamb and vegetables, which is made in Turkey. Of course, lamb can be replaced with chicken or pork, but then it won’t be the same food. To make it easier for you to make it, we offer you a step-by-step recipe to help you.

For 2 servings of doner kebab you will need the following products:

• 300 g lamb pulp;
• 50 ml soy marinade;
• 20ml balsamic vinegar;
• 2 whispers each of dried thyme, suneli hops, ground pepper;
• 50 ml Oleina;
• 30 g mustard;
• 100 g of Chinese cabbage;
• 1 tomato and cucumber each;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• cilantro sprigs;
• 100 ml mayonnaise;
• salt to taste.

1. Preparing meat for doner kebab is a rather long process, so it is better to bake the lamb in advance and heat it in the microwave before putting it in pita. We pierce the pulp in several places with a knife and rub it with a mixture of soy sauce, mustard, vinegar, oil and spices. Cover and leave to marinate for several hours.
2. Then we pack the lamb in foil so that the resulting juice does not leak out during baking. Cook in the oven at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes. Let the baked meat cool slightly and cut into centimeter strips.
3. Shred the cabbage, chop the tomato and cucumber. Finely chop the cilantro leaves and garlic. Mix everything and season with mayonnaise.
4. Divide the pita in half. Place lettuce and meat in layers in the middle. It is better to warm the finished döner kebab slightly in the microwave.

As you can see, the recipe for homemade shawarma is very simple to follow and it is absolutely not necessary to follow it strictly. Here you can completely freely show your imagination and come up with your own version of this dish.

Video: Homemade shawarma - a simple step-by-step recipe

Now we will prepare the most authentic shawarma in lavash at home. It’s no secret that sometimes you really want to savor such a dish of “Eastern nationality”, feeling its aroma emanating from street and stall vendors, but your inner intuition suggests that this product is quite dangerous and food poisoning is quite possible. After all, it is not always known from which hands we receive it, wrapped in a paper napkin. It is much easier to make shawarma at home with your own hands and not only satisfy your loved ones with an essentially excellent product, but also be sure that it will be tasty and, most importantly, safe.

Ingredients for preparing shawarma in pita bread:

Thin lavash (Armenian, unleavened, large)
chicken meat (half a kilo)
cabbage (white or red, 200 grams)
1 carrot
for the sauce – mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard sauce (optional)
spices (vegetable oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, other seasonings)

Boil the chicken until fully cooked, cut into small pieces. Cut the pita bread into portions with a knife (4-6 servings). Shred the cabbage into thin strips. It is advisable to grate the carrots using a Korean carrot grater. Add spicy spices, pepper, vegetable oil, or chopped garlic to the carrots and leave in this marinade. The cabbage should be seasoned with lemon juice (or table vinegar, but just a little, just sprinkle), as well as vegetable oil.

Take one portioned piece of lavash and place it on the table. Lubricate it with a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise. Add cabbage, chicken, carrots (lightly grease the top with mayonnaise). At this stage, you can add other ingredients that are prompted by the desire and imagination of the housewife - for example, fried mushrooms, grated cheese, sliced ​​​​tomatoes, grains and others. The filling in the pita bread needs to be wrapped in an envelope.

Next, the shawarma is heated in the microwave. Either you can fry it in vegetable oil on both sides and in a frying pan, or in a dry ceramic frying pan on both sides, without adding oil. Serve immediately.

This dish should not be prepared for future use. It's better to eat right away. Otherwise, over time, the pita bread becomes “wet” and breaks. But if you want to take such a roll with you to a picnic, you can wrap each portion in separate foil. This way the dish will remain warm and the juice won’t leak out, getting your hands or other provisions dirty in your picnic bag with groceries.