Air Fryer Chicken Shawarma Recipe

With plenty of hands-off cooking time, this air fryer chicken shawarma recipe is an easy way to recreate this iconic takeaway at home.

cook TIME 17 mins
prep TIME 8 mins
total TIME 25 mins

Course: Main CourseCuisine: Middle East

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 494 kcal

Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

Ingredients (23)

16 oz boneless skin-on chicken thighs
6 oz cucumber sliced
4 oz cherry tomato halved
2 oz romaine roughly chopped
1 oz red cabbage shredded
0.5 oz jalapeño thinly sliced
2 3/4 cups cooked basmati rice from 1 cup rice
1 tbsp garlic minced
1 tsp Cajun seasoning
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
2 tbsp coriander julienned

INSTRUCTIONS

Season 16 oz boneless chicken thighs with 1 tbsp garlic, 1 tsp Cajun, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp ground coriander, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp chili powder. Set aside to marinate for about 5 minutes.

Air-fry at 400°F for 17 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the drizzling sauce by combining 2 tbsp Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp Japanese mayo, and 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander.

Cut the chicken into strips. Serve with the vegetables and rice (6 oz cucumber, 4 oz cherry tomatoes, 2 oz romaine lettuce, 1 oz red cabbage, 0.5 oz jalapeño, and 2 3/4 cups of basmati rice).

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