Each week we’ll bring you a tasty recipe passed down by Emanuel families, from the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal. 

From the Kitchen of the Riesel Family 

Middle Eastern Chicken Shawarma 

Ingredients 

1 kg chicken thigh fillets, sliced

Marinade

1 large garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp group cumin 
1 tbsp ground cardamom
1 tbsp group cayenne pepper
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp salt
Black pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp olive oil 

To serve

Hummus
Wraps or tortillas
Salad of your choice

Directions 

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag or bowl. Add the chicken and make sure each piece is coated. Marinate overnight or up to 24 hours.
• Heat BBQ/frypan on medium heat. Cook chicken till nicely done.
• If chicken has not already been sliced into pieces before cooking, then slice cooked chicken and pile onto platter beside small soft tortilla wraps, salad and the yoghurt sauce.
• To make a wrap, get a piece of flatbread, or your soft tortilla, and smear with hummus. Top with chicken and salad of your choice. Roll and enjoy!
• Easy alternatives are to buy tabouli and/or coleslaw mix.

Serves 4 – 6 

You can order the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal, by contacting Ruby Berkovic