Nigerian Shawarma with Homemade Flour Tortillas

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: tofu

Turkey is leaner, while tofu offers a vegetarian option.

shawarma spice blend

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: curry powder

Homemade mix can be tailored to taste, while curry powder is widely available.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while adding creaminess.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Salsa provides flavor with fewer calories.

Wash the chicken.

Make a marinade with chili, curry, thyme, olive oil, red onion, and spring onions in a mini blender.

Mix the marinade with the chicken very well.

Grill the chicken in the oven for 45 minutes, flipping halfway through and placing it on a rack to prevent sticking.

Prepare the shawarma sauce by mixing ketchup, honey, evaporated milk, lemon juice, and black pepper together.

For the flour tortillas, mix flour, baking powder, salt, warm water, and butter together and knead the dough properly.

Leave the dough to rest for 15 minutes.

Segment the dough into smaller balls and leave to rest for another 15 minutes.

Roll out the tortillas thin and round, flipping and turning to achieve a circular shape.

Dice the grilled chicken and add it to sliced cabbage and grated carrots, mixing well.

Add the shawarma sauce to the chicken and veggies and mix extremely well.

Assemble the shawarma with chicken and veggies, pan-frying to seal the edges.

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