Shawarma in pita - 4 recipes at home

Perhaps everyone tried shawarma in pita: juicy meat with vegetables, wrapped in a tortilla. To prepare such an appetizer is not difficult, the main thing is to follow the step-by-step instructions.

Pitta recipes at home

There are different recipes for making pita, for traditional Arabic you need to prepare:

• premium flour - 0.5 kg;
• drinking water - 0.3 l;
• vegetable oil - 60 ml;
• baker's yeast - 2 tsp;
• table salt - 1 tsp.

Next, follow the claimed recipe:

1. Sift the wheat flour and add the yeast to it.
2. Add salt and mix dry ingredients.
3. In the very center of the flour hill we make a small depression.
4. We add oil and the declared amount of warm water there.
5. Knead the dough, put the finished base in a plastic bag and put it in a warm place.
6. After an hour, we crush the base and let stand for some more time.
7. We form small flat cakes with a thickness of 5 mm from the dough.
8. Lay them on a baking sheet and bake for about 7 minutes.

To understand that pita is ready is very simple, the cake will swell like a ball.

The next recipe for pitta is on wallpaper flour. To prepare this type of dough you need to prepare:

• wallpaper flour - 500 g;
• warm water - 0.3 l;
• granulated sugar - 1 tsp;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• soda - 5 g;
• dry baker's yeast - 1 tsp;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l

Step-by-step kneading:

1. Combine all prepared dry ingredients, mix well.
2. Gradually add water to the base and knead an elastic dough that does not stick to your hands.
3. Add the oil and again thoroughly knead.
4. We cover the dough with a towel and wait for it to grow up.
5. We divide it into several parts, form balls.
6. We roll them into thin cakes, put them on a baking sheet, previously laid with paper.

We preheat the oven and place the pitas in it, wait for them to be inflated, and take it out.Usually this process takes 5-7 minutes. Now we cut the pockets and put in them your favorite stuffing.

Classical Chicken Shawarma

At home, shawarma turns out no worse. Moreover, such food is safe, since all products are taken fresh. For this recipe you need to prepare:

• poultry fillet - 0.3 kg;
• pita - 3 pcs.;
• white cabbage - 250 g;
• pickles - 3 pcs.;
• sour cream - 3 tbsp. l .;
• butter - 50 g.

Instructions for creating shawarma:

1. Cut the chicken into thin strips and fry the meat in butter.
2. Cut fresh cabbage into strips, cucumbers in small cubes.
3. Pour the vegetables with sour cream and mix.
4. We put incised pitas on the table, lay them in cabbage and cucumbers.
5. Place chicken slices on top.

Home-made chicken shawarma in pita is ready.

Cooking with Pork

Pork shawarma is very juicy and satisfying, it is a pleasure to cook such a dish. For starters, you should do the preparation of the ingredients:

• finished pita - leaf;
• pork pulp - 0.3 kg;
• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• Beijing cabbage - 0.2 kg;
• tomato - 1 pc.;
• hard cheese - 150 g;
• various greens - 1 bunch;
• mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l .;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml.

Step by step cooking snacks:

1. Cooking dressing with mayonnaise and chopped herbs.
2. Pork cut into small cubes and fry in a pan with butter until cooked.
3. Pour the prepared sauce into pork and simmer for about 5 minutes.
4. Cut the vegetables into strips.
5. Using a grater, grind hard cheese.
6. Pour the chopped vegetables into the pit, then the fried meat pieces, and sprinkle all the cheese chips on top.

Juicy shawarma is ready, you can enjoy a delicious snack.

With the addition of Korean carrots

If you want to somehow diversify the shawarma, give it spiciness and piquancy, then you should add a little Korean carrot to it. This appetizer will be to the taste of the male part of the family. The main ingredients of the dishes are as follows:

• beef - 0.2 kg;
• pita - 6 pcs.;
• Korean carrot - 0.1 kg;
• Korean cabbage - 0.1 kg;
• fresh cucumber - 1 pc.;
• tomato - 1 pc.;
• ketchup - 2 tbsp. l .;
• mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l .;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• greens - 1 bunch.

We start cooking:

1. We wash and cut the beef meat into thin slices.
2. Salt and fry it in a pan.
3. We cut tomatoes and cucumbers into cubes.
4. Mix mayonnaise with tomato ketchup and chopped garlic cloves.
5. Add finely chopped greens to it.
6. We lay out the incised pitas, grease the inside with plenty of dressing.
7. We lay meat, Korean carrots, cabbage and vegetable slices.

A delicious snack is ready, you can enjoy a great taste.

Variation with Red Sauce

Shawarma with red sauce acquires an unusual taste. This appetizer can be served on the festive table, and on the everyday. For starters, it’s worth preparing the necessary ingredients. This shawarma recipe in pita includes:

• finished pita - 4 pcs.;
• any meat - 300 g;
• juicy tomato - 2 pcs.;
• sweet pepper - 1 fruit;
• olive oil - 50 ml;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• ketchup - 2 tbsp. l

Step by step cooking of shawarma:

1. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes.
2. Onion cut into half rings. Bell pepper - straws.
3. Fry meat slices in olive oil until a delicious crust appears.
4. Add vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Season the ingredients with ketchup and fry for another 5 minutes.
6. We make pockets in drink and fill them with filling.

Delicious and juicy shawarma, cooked at home, is ready.