How to Make Shawarma

How to Make Shawarma:

Ingredients:

- fresh pita bread 
- Whole dill pickle (cut lengthwise into 4 pieces 
- French fries 
- garlic spread (follow recipe) 

Marinade for chicken 
- 2 lb. boneless chicken with (cut into pieces) 
- 1\2 tsp. ground cinnamon 
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 
- 1/2 tsp. ground green cardamoms 
- 3/4 tsp. allspice 
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 t. ground cloves 
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red chili 
- 1 1\2 tsp. salt 
- 4 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 
- 1tsp. sumac, optional 

Ingredients for garlic sauce: 

- 2 whole garlic bulbs 
- 1 tsp. salt 
- 1 cup corn oil 
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice

Meathod:

1. Wash the chicken pieces pat dry. Place the chicken pieces in a bowl. Mix all the spices with lemon juice to make thick paste. Rub the paste over the chicken pieces thoroughly. Marinate it for 5-6 hours at room temperature over night in the refrigerator. 

2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease a baking dish with oil, put chicken pieces in skin side down, and bake it for about 20 minutes. Take it out, turn them over and bake for 10-15 more minutes or until the chicken is tender. 

3. Remove the skin and shred the chicken with a sharp knife. Put the shredded chicken back in the baking dish. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sumac and mix well. 

Garlic Spread: 

Put the garlic and salt in a food processor or chopper and process to a smooth paste. Add oil in a thin stream and process until oil and garlic form a uniform mixture. add lemon juice and process once. 

ASSEMBLY: 

Take one pita bread, put a thin layer of 
garlic spread. Put 4 tablespoons of shredded chicken, a
few slices of pickle and French fries. Roll 
it, wrap in paper napkin.