Garlic-Infused Chicken Shawarma Wrap Recipe
Transform simple chicken into a mouth-watering wrap with fragrant garlic and rich olive oil. This quick and easy recipe delivers perfectly seasoned, juicy meat that's ideal for a satisfying lunch. Learn how to make this flavourful wrap that combines tender chicken with aromatic seasonings for an absolutely delicious meal that's ready in minutes.
Ingredients
- For the chicken:
- 600g chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
- 6 large cloves garlic, finely minced
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- For assembly:
- 4 large flatbreads
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, for cooking
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, finely sliced
- Fresh herbs for garnish (optional)
Directions
Step 1
Begin by combining the minced garlic with olive oil in a large bowl. This is where the magic starts – the oil will help the garlic flavours penetrate the meat beautifully. Add all the spices and mix well to create your marinade.
Step 2
Add your chicken strips to the marinade, ensuring each piece is well coated. Don't be shy with the mixing – really get in there with clean hands to massage the flavours into the meat. Let it rest for 10 minutes while you prepare other ingredients.
Step 3
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium-high heat (180°C). When the oil shimmers and feels hot when you hover your hand above it, it's ready.
Step 4
Working in batches to avoid overcrowding (this is crucial for proper browning), cook the chicken strips for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. You'll know they're ready when they're nicely caramelised and firm to touch.
Step 5
While the chicken cooks, prepare your vegetables and warm your flatbreads. You can warm the bread directly over a gas flame for 20 seconds each side, or in a dry frying pan until slightly crispy but still flexible.
Step 6
To assemble, lay out your warm flatbread and arrange a generous portion of chicken strips down the centre. Top with cucumber slices and red onion. If the wrap seems dry, drizzle with a little extra olive oil.
Step 7
Roll up your wrap tightly, tucking in the ends as you go. If you like, wrap the bottom half in parchment paper to make it easier to eat.
Nutrition per serving
Sunnah
Learn simple practices and etiquettes found in the tradition that transform every meal into an act of worship, increase you in beneficial knowledge and add barakah into every bite.
Sacred Guidance
Chicken
I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eating chicken meat.
Cucumbers
O Moses. We cannot endure the same meal every day. So just call upon your Lord on our behalf, He will bring forth for us some of what the earth produces of herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions.
Garlic
And recall when you said, 'O Moses, we can never endure one kind of food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions.'
Onions
The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us (or should keep away from our mosque).'
Olives
As well as olive trees which grow at Mount Sinai, providing oil and a condiment to eat.
Olive oil
Eat olive oil and use it on your hair and skin, for it comes from a blessed tree.
Prophetic Etiquette
Sit down to eat, rather than eating while standing or walking.
Eat from what is nearest to you on the plate, and do not reach across for food that is distant.
Take small morsels of food, and chew your food well.
Do not blow on hot food or drinks; allow them to cool naturally.
Do not eat or drink from gold or silver utensils.
Lick your fingers clean before wiping them, as there may be barakah in what remains on them. Then wash your hands.
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