Shawarma (Tortilla Bread)

 

shawarma is one of the most popular snacks in Nigeria ,make them yourself and enjoy every bit of it.

Ingredients

To make shawarma filling.

• Boneless beef meat.
• medium sized cabbage.
• 3 carrots.
• 1 cucumber.
• 2 tomatoes.
• 2 onions.
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise.
• 2 tbsp ketchup.

for the marinade

• 1 tsp thyme.
• 1 tsp curry powder.
• 1 tsp garlic powder.
• 1 tsp black pepper.
• 1 tsp chilli pepper.
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil.

for shawarma bread.

• 3 cups plain flour/all purpose flour.
• 1 cup warm water.
• 1 tsp baking powder.
• 1 tsp salt.
• 2 spoons vegetable oil or 3 spoons butter 

procedure

To make shawama filling.

• wash and cut all the vegetables into thin strips or grate the vegetables.
• cut beef into thin stripes.

N:B substitute chicken for beef if you are making chicken shawarma.

• in a bowl mix beef with all the marinades mentioned above,mix properly ,put in a nylon bag and refrigerate for 2hours or over night.
• heat some oil with onions add the beef and stir fry till meet cooks properly.
• allow to cool down completely.

To make bread

• in a bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt and vegetable oil properly.
• add warm water in bits and knead the dough for 5mins.
• cover and allow to stand for 20mins,
• after 20mins knead more and divide into 6 pieces use a rolling pin and roll out to form very flat dough of 5 to 6 inch circles.
• heat a non sticky pan on low heat and pick circle dough one at a time and place on the non sticky pan.
• when bubbles appear on the dough flip around till you achieve light brown patches allow to cool off and cover with a damp towel this keep them soft and moist.
• use a kitchen brush to dust bread.
• mix mayonnaise and ketchup properly.
• place a piece of bread on a flat surface (clean surface).
• rub mayonnaise/ketchup mixture on thr bread,arrange some vegetables and scoop scoop some desired amount of beef filling.
• wrap from one edge to oposite edge.
• wrape aluminium foil around the bread to hold evenly.
• microwave and enjoy.