Recipe of the day 29 march

**Sky Angel** · 26-03-2009, 09:01 PM

Shawarma

Ingredients:

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

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

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Ingredients for garlic sauce
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whole garlic bulbs......2
salt........1 tsp
corn oil........1 cup
lemon juice.......3 tbsp Method:
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.
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.
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.

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Garlic Spread
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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.

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ASSEMBLY
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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.