Description
A delightful and flavorful Chicken Shawarma Bowl featuring marinated chicken, fluffy jasmine rice, and a refreshing yogurt sauce, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g skinless chicken breast or tenderloins
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, minced (for yogurt sauce)
- Juice of half a lemon (for yogurt sauce)
- 1 teaspoon salt (for yogurt sauce)
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric (for rice)
- 1 teaspoon salt (for rice)
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 8 cucumber pickles, diced
- 2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, quartered
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breast into pieces that are similar in size to chicken tenderloins for even cooking.
- Add the chicken to a bowl with olive oil, minced garlic, turmeric, cumin, paprika, salt, cardamom, black pepper, and lemon juice. Toss to coat and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat a pan over medium heat. Add the marinated chicken, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Flip and cover again, cooking for another 5 minutes, then remove the lid and cook for an additional 1–2 minutes until lightly browned.
- Rinse the rice under cold water. In a saucepan, combine rice, water, turmeric, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
- Whisk together yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, and sumac in a bowl until smooth.
- Assemble by dividing rice among bowls, topping with chicken, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and pickles. Finish with yogurt sauce on top.
Notes
For best results, use room-temperature chicken and combine yogurt sauce ingredients well for a smoother finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg