Chicken shawarma is usually cooked on a spit, but this is roasted in the oven. Here, I’ve served it modestly, on a pile of shredded iceberg, with some warmed pitta, lemon wedges and a tahini sauce. When I make this for groups of friends, or for a family lunch or supper, I slice up some fresh tomatoes sprinkled with mint, and cut some cucumbers into wedged slices, and macerate some red onions, cut into half-moons, with red wine vinegar or lime – in which case it will serve up to 10 people. Ingredients: => 12 skinless and boneless chicken thighs => 2 unwaxed lemons => 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil => 4 fat or 6 smaller garlic cloves, finely grated or minced => 2 dried or fresh bay leaves => 2 tsp paprika => 2 tsp ground cumin => 1 tsp ground coriander => 1 tsp dried chili flakes => ¼ tsp ground cinnamon => ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg => 2 tsp sea salt flakes => lettuce leaves, to serve For the shawarma sauce: => 250g/9oz plain yoghurt => 4 tbsp tahi...
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