I wanted to give these a better rating but I felt the chicken was a bit bland. I also don't like mayonnaise but prefer a plain yogurt style tzaziki sauce - easy to make with plain yogurt grated cucumber garlic & lemon juice. I made these the second time with the changes and marinated my chicken strips for a couple hours in a bit of olive oil lemon fresh garlic oregano and the garam masala. We grilled these on the grill and heated the pita on there too. Added the sauce and they were delicious. I've never had them with a pickle but my son thought that was a super idea. Great summer dish and I added a side of Tabouleh salad as a cool salad sticking to the Middle Eastern theme. Thanks for submitting - one could do alot with this dish to make it the way they like it. Thanks for serving!
Oh YUM...We LOVED these!!! I have never had/cooked with garam masala so I wasn't sure what to expect but it was wonderful! I also seasoned the chicken with salt pepper and garlic powder (along w/ the garam masala) for extra flavor. I opted to use flatbreads because I felt it would hold up better and I wasn't disappointed. I only had sliced pickles on hand so I went with it. Oh and the garlic mayo just put this over the top! I really couldn't believe how these simple ingredients ended up being such a delicous sandwich...hubby was even impressed! I will definately be making these again for sure! Thanks for sharing.:)
I don't have garam masala so I used a combination of cumin coriander ground black peppercorns cinnamon cloves ginger and garlic...and I was supposed to use cardamom too but I didn't have any. I also used a little salt and a pinch of nutmeg. I just used as much as I thought I needed of everything but you can look up a recipe for garam masala online too. Anyway besides that I sliced up some cucumber since I don't have pickles (yes really). I'm sure I will make this again some time! We had it for dinner but it would be great for lunch too!
I did not follow the recipe directions on preparing these. Instead of placing the pita bread flat then piling the ingredients on top folding and serving I placed my Toufayan Pita rounds between two damp paper towels and placed in the microwave for less than a minute. Removed from the microwave laid the rounds flat and cut in half making two halves. I then took my fingers and lifted the cut edges up to form the pita pockets no tears in the pita bread and no mess when enjoying the ingredients inside the pocket. I used McCormicks Gourmet Collection Master Blends Garam Masala and Mt. Olive Deli Style Kosher Dill Relish made with sea salt. Mrs. J another Buzz Recipe Group participant suggested the minced garlic be combined with honey to alleviate the skunky taste" of the garlic and I followed her suggestion which was spot on. We enjoyed the Chicken Shawarmas and will be making again. Thank you for sharing your easy quick and tasty recipe Luke Summers. Recipe Group Selection on June 7 2014.
RECIPE GROUP: Yum yum yum. DBF actually said out loud "it's like a party in my mouth!" He doesn't really talk like that so obviously this was a huge win. It was super easy too once I got past the garam masala (had sticker shock at the grocery store so decided to make my own using 'Easy Garam Masala' from this site). Somehow managed to run out of fresh garlic so had to use powder:( but that won't happen again! Helped that my pickles were homemade and super garlicky. Loved the ease of preparation and fabulous flavor can't wait to make again!
Ohmygoodness! These are delicious. My husband and I were looking for something comparable to our favorite Mediterranean restaurant and I think we found it. The ingredients are so simple that I was honestly surprised at how great it turned out. I am kind of wishing that I had doubled the recipe now so that we could have more leftovers for tomorrow but I will just have to make this again soon. I was leery about the pickles but I really think that this would taste kind of plain if they weren't in it. So good! With as much as we liked this we will probably be making this every week and that is not like me at all. Thank you for this fabulous recipe Luke!
This was tasty but not exactly what I know of chicken shwarmas. The chicken was pretty close and I liked the added pickles. The garlic is also a must. However the ones I have tried had the garlic but it was a slightly different garlic sauce. I also think they had tahini in them too. Also from what I remember there was also some vegetables lettuce onions or something. This sandwich though was easy to make. I even used the recipe Easy Garam Masala from AR and made what I needed for the recipe. ty
Recipe Group Selection: 07 June 2014 Shawarmas and garam masala were two new items for our family to experience. I used 'Easy Garam Masala' from AR in this recipe and just cut the recipe back to one-fourth the amount due to me using 1 large chicken breast. I bought pita bread at our favorite Greek restaurant to use with this recipe. We liked the taste and I liked the ease of the recipe but felt it needed lettuce and tomatoes and maybe some onions added. We really enjoyed the taste of the garam masala and I look forward to using it again. This is a good wrap and I plan on making it again just will added the above mentioned veggies. These were served with 'Good for You Greek Salad' and 'Buttery Pecan Green Beans' both from AR.
These were pretty good but I made lots of changes. I used thighs instead of breasts. I used a basic curry seasoning I had on hand. I used half mayo and half sour cream for the garlic spread. I had fresh from the garden tomatoes lettuce and onion so I sliced those up and used them instead of pickles. My 3 and 5 year old boys liked it too. I'll be making this again.
I wanted to give these a better rating but I felt the chicken was a bit bland. I also don't like mayonnaise but prefer a plain yogurt style tzaziki sauce - easy to make with plain yogurt grated cucumber garlic & lemon juice. I made these the second time with the changes and marinated my chicken strips for a couple hours in a bit of olive oil lemon fresh garlic oregano and the garam masala. We grilled these on the grill and heated the pita on there too. Added the sauce and they were delicious. I've never had them with a pickle but my son thought that was a super idea. Great summer dish and I added a side of Tabouleh salad as a cool salad sticking to the Middle Eastern theme. Thanks for submitting - one could do alot with this dish to make it the way they like it. Thanks for serving!
