Shawarma Canapé

As the temperature is rising and Muslims around the world are observing fast it becomes quite daunting a task to stand for hours in the kitchen and prepare time consuming recipes. I, thereby have developed one more such amazingly quick to assemble recipe for you. You can do the preparations and store them ahead of time, so when it’s you have to serve them just bring out the ingredients and assemble these eye catching, colourful and flavourful canapé.

Shawarma Canape

2018-05-17 10:01:53

Yields 12

Ingredients

250 grams chicken boneless chunks
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon all spice powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
3 tablespoons yogurt
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil
SHAWARMA PICKLES
1/2 cup beetroot shreds
1/2 cup cucumber shreds
1/2 cup green peppers thin sticks
3/4 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
FOR QUICK GARLIC SAUCE
1/2 cup boiled chickpeas
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1-1/2 tablespoons boiled and minced garlic
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chicken powder
TO ASSEMBLE
10-12 bread slices
A round cookie cutter

Instructions

Using a cookie cutter cut out rounds from the bread.
To prepare chicken. Heat oil in a pan and add chicken chunks and fry till it changes colour. Add in garlic and sauté. Next add in red chilli powder, black pepper, cumin, all spice powder, yogurt and salt. Stir fry at high flame for 5 minutes. You can prepare this in big batches and freeze in packets for later use.
For pickle stir together vinegar, water, salt and sugar. Pour this mixture in separate bowls containing beetroot, cucumber and peppers. Use immediately or place each in air tight jars and store for later use.
For the sauce blend together oil, chickpeas, cream, mayonnaise, garlic, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chicken powder together. This as well can be stored in a clean jar in the fridge for upto a week.
To assemble apply some sauce on each bread round. Make a bed of pickled vegetables and place chicken on top

By Nazeeha Khan

My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan https://mysecretbakes.com/

About the Author: Nazeeha Khan

I have started this blog to share my love of creating all things sweet and savoury. An entirely Self trained and taste buds-taught amateur chef turned professional baker, food writer, Food instructor-conducting culinary classes in Karachi Pakistan under the brand of My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan, Recipe and Menu developer; learning as I go through various culinary books and a tremendous amount of trial and error, mentored by my passionate drive to create the original, fuse the existing and embellish the old with innovation as per my imagination. My two great loves have always been literature and the culinary arts. I still read and write but my journey into the food world has changed my relationship with the execution of my own imagination. Writing all about food and orchestrating such symphony of pleasure for the palate so you may be able to sense the associations of tastes and textures of each of my recipes. I took my inspiration from several chefs around the world, who left their un-fading mark on the history of the art. This blog offers my carefully created selection of original recipes and adaptations of the best from the web, cookbooks and those of my family, friends and some of the finest pastry chefs and chocolatiers. I strive to combine my creativity and inspiration to overturn traditions and explore new horizons.