Ramadan Recipes: Chicken Shawarma Fatteh
Fatteh is a Levantine dish consisting of toasted bread, rice, and some sort of meat, and it is usually topped with a garlicky sauce. Today's fatteh recipe is made with chicken shawarma.
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Ingredients
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- 25 Minutes
- 6 Serving
- 140 Calories
- 1kg skinless boneless chicken breast
- 2 tsp butter
- Onion slices
- 1 garlic glove
- salt
- black pepper
- ½ tsp Arabic seven-spice mix
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 2 ½ cups rice
- cloves
- cardamom pods
- bay leaves
- pita bread cubes
Chicken Shawarma
- 2 cups yogurt
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp parsley
Sauce
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Method & Directions
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- 45 Minutes
- Cook the chicken
تم نسخ الرابطIn a pot, melt the butter over medium heat, add the thinly sliced chicken, onion slices, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, and the seven-spice mix, and stir well for about 15 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked, and finally add the parsley on top.
- Cook the rice
تم نسخ الرابطIn a pot over medium heat black pepper, cloves, cardamom pods, and bay leaves in melted butter, add salt, and rice and mix everything well, add cooking liquid (about 3 cups of stock), bring to a boil then lower heat and cover until done. It will cook for 30 minutes.
- Bake the bread
تم نسخ الرابطSpray a baking sheet, spread bread cubes over and spray with oil. Bake in a preheated oven until crispy.
- Prepare the sauce
تم نسخ الرابطMix yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and parsley, and add salt to taste.
- Serve
تم نسخ الرابطSpread the pita bread cubes, rice, chicken, and sauce, then garnish with parsley, fried pine nuts, or pomegranate on top then serve.