Chicken Shwarma - Chawarma Lahme

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons yoghurt
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cut the chicken breasts, or just chicken meat, into long, slim strips, then into lengths that are about an inch long.
• 2 put them into a bowl or other container, and allow them to marinate in the lemon juice (or vinegar, if you want), olive oil, crushed and diced garlic, yoghurt, tomato paste, salt, pepper and spices.
• 3 allow 24 hours for the flavors to develop.
• 4 the following day, remove and drain the chicken pieces from the marinade, and saute them for 10 minutes.
• 5 serve hot as a mezze or for sandwiches along with thinly sliced onions, deseeded tomato, and any other crudites, or pickled crudites.