Shaurma - one of the most famous in the Slaviccountries Middle Eastern dish. It has gained such popularity due to the incredible taste of juicy chicken or turkey meat, grilled, nutritious salad and hot sauce. In countries where this dish is national, it does not apply to fast food, it is customary to use it as a full meal at a family table. At us basically shaurma it is on sale in small stalls where it prepare literally for some minutes. That's why many people are afraid to buy this dish in snack bars with a dubious reputation.
Many people simply do not know the recipe howprepare a shawarma at home so that it is really juicy, tasty and satisfying. In fact, the cooking process is simple enough and does not require grand culinary skills. Moreover, lavash, in which the main ingredients are wrapped, you can not buy in the store, and cook yourself, then this dish will get a truly home-made taste.
The process of making chowarma with chicken in the homeconditions begins with the manufacture of lavash. Of course, this product is sold in any market and has a very good taste, but if there is a desire, and most importantly - time, it is better to do everything yourself.
To prepare lavash for 2 servings, you should prepare several ingredients:
The first thing to do is boil the water.While it is heated, it is necessary to pour the flour into a deep bowl. In the center, make a small notch, where to pour in the vegetable oil and pour a little salt. When the water boils, you need to measure the required amount and gently pour into the bowl, all the ingredients must be actively stirred. This should be done with a spoon, since the water is still very hot. After a minute of mixing with a spoon, you can start kneading the dough with your hands. The mass should be very elastic.
The dough should be covered with a food film and set asideit aside for 20-30 minutes. You can fry the lavash in a frying pan, then it will be small in size, and you can take a baking sheet, put it on the burners and fry it, then the pita will be quite the same size as the store. If the frying occurs in a pan, the resulting dough should be divided into 4 parts, if on a baking sheet - 2.
Each piece of dough should be rolled out verythinly, so that through it the color of the table can be seen. After that, the preparation for pita bread should be fried for a minute on each side. When frying, you do not need to add any oil, the necessary amount of fat is already included in the test. This is the process of cooking lavash finished. Now, in order to cook delicious shawarma at home, as from fast food, you need to start preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Eastern cuisine is famous for using a largethe number of spicy spices. You can use any kind of meat, except pork, often used chicken or turkey. In the original, meat is first marinated, then it is threaded on a spit, and when it is ready, a piece of it is cut with a sharp knife. When preparing shawarma in lavash at home, the spit is not used because of its absence, but the meat can be made as tasty and juicy.
The selected type of meat must be thoroughly washed andput in a deep bowl. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, coriander, caraway seeds and turmeric. Add a small amount of vegetable oil and mix thoroughly. If desired, the meat can be sprinkled with a small amount of lemon juice.
Depending on taste preferences, chickenor turkey can be marinated in kefir, pomegranate juice, soy sauce and white wine. After adding all the ingredients for marinade, a bowl of meat should be left in a cold place for at least two hours, but if there is time, at night.
When the time allotted for marinating,end, chicken or turkey should be fried in a grill pan. If such a kitchen inventory is not available, then you can use a conventional cast-iron frying pan with a thick and ribbed bottom. Fry the meat you need without adding oil (it was already included in the marinade). The main ingredient should buy a beautiful ruddy brown.
Note!If the meat outside already has a roasted appearance, and inside it is still damp, it can be brought to the preparedness in the oven. But the process of heat treatment must be carefully monitored so as not to overeat the meat.
To properly cook shawarma in the homeconditions, as suggested by the original recipe, special attention should be given to salad. The main ingredient is the usual white cabbage. This product should be very finely chopped. If you do not have certain culinary skills and cabbage is cut into fairly coarse pieces, then you can use a device for cleaning vegetables. Thanks to the "housekeeper" the vegetable shreds very quickly, and the pieces turn out to be thin and delicate.
After shredding, add the restproducts for salad. To prepare a real shawarma at home, as it is done in the eastern countries, cabbage should be added carrots and bell peppers. Carrots need to be cleaned and grated on a grated carrot in Korean, if there is none, then you can use a conventional large grater.
Bulgarian pepper should be cut in half, remove all seeds and stem, rinse it and cut into strips. Cut the pepper into very thin pieces so that it does not stand out against the background of the whole salad.
After that all the ingredients need to be shifted toa large bowl. Add salt, a little sugar, vegetable oil and a little apple cider vinegar. All these ingredients should be placed strictly according to their taste preferences. In the original in the salad should be a distinct taste of acid and salt. The products should be thoroughly mixed with hands, while they should be slightly compressed into a fist so that the cabbage softens and allows a small amount of juice.
Before you cook chicken shawarma inyou need to make a delicious sauce. It is the highlight of the whole dish, even if all other products are cooked correctly, and the sauce is tasteless, the whole dish will be spoiled.
As a rule, two types of sauce are used in the original recipe. As the main ingredient for the first sauce you can use:
Any of these products need add-ons.Often used for white sauce are nuts, seeds, hard cheese and greens. What exactly to add to the basis - it's up to you, all these ingredients perfectly match with each other.
To prepare the sauce, take mayonnaise,chopped greens (parsley, dill or coriander), a small amount of wine, cream, garlic. The quantity of products will be indicated for two portions of shawarma. In a pan with a thick bottom, put 120 g of mayonnaise and add 50 g of cream. Put the container on a small fire and bring the mass to a boil.
After that, add 30 ml to the panwine and 1-2 cloves garlic, grated on a fine grater. The resulting mass is necessary to mix well and simmer on low heat for 1-2 minutes. Give the sauce a time, until it is completely cool, and stir again before use.
Delicious recipe for cooking shaurma in the homeconditions are impossible without a second sauce, which will elegantly shade all other products. To prepare a classic sauce, you should take tomato paste or tomatoes (they must first be grinded in a blender to the state of mashed potatoes). Then add the sharp adzhika, coriander, olive oil and lemon juice. If with the search for Adzhika there were certain difficulties, then instead of it you can add a very chopped chili and garlic. All products are thoroughly mixed until a uniform consistency is obtained.
Of course, instead of making sauces you can use the usual ketchup and mayonnaise, but still the taste of the dish will not be so original and saturated.
So, when all the ingredients are prepared, it remains only to combine them and wrap them in lavash. It is necessary to do the following:
For a beginner, the process of wrapping up ingredientsis complex enough, but it will be necessary to adapt. On both sides on the sides you need to put a small amount of lavash in the direction of the center, it should cover a little all the products. After taking a piece of lavash, which is at the edge of the table (closer to you) and completely cover it with stuffing. Now carefully from yourself you need to continue wrapping pita bread. In this case, you need to ensure that the sides do not start to pour out the filling.
In addition to all the above products, additional components can be used in shawarma. For example, Armenians are very fond of adding ordinary french fries to this dish. Also in shawarmu you can put:
By and large each person can add those products that he likes.
If you intend to use shawarma yetsoon, it is better to wait with cooking, since this dish should be eaten immediately after its preparation. Otherwise, the sauce starts to soften the pita bread, it will be wet, and afterwards it will start to break, so you will have to eat the dish with a fork, which is not a shawarma in itself.
When after heat treatment of meat it becametoo dry, you can use orange juice. If they drizzle the product, then it will again become juicy, even if not as it should ideally be, but still it will not be too dry.
This dish is forbidden to be heated in a microwave oven. During the warm-up process, the lavash deforms, loses its shape and crisp taste.
To enhance the taste of the dish, you can also anoint the shawarma with any of the prepared sauces, then it will become even more juicy.
Every year more and more people completelyrefuse meat products. However, they still want to touch a unique oriental cuisine. In this case, you can prepare a delicious shawarma from vegetarian products.
When preparing the samesauces and salad, and as a filling you can take mushrooms, Adyghe or goat cheese, gourmets can add even moldy types of cheeses. It will not be superfluous and french fries, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables. You can also add more varieties of greens, such as salad, spinach leaves or rukola.
Of course, the taste of this dish will be different from the original, but you can still feel its charm.
Now you know how to cook shawarma at home. In the photo you can see the final result. Agree, this is quite simple.
In this case, the recipe was describedfrom chicken or turkey, but you can also add lamb or beef if desired. After you prepare this dish, your whole family will ask for supplements.
