Um Rabia's Homemade Shawarma (Ingredients)

My aunt Um Rabia has been making this shawarma for years and passed the recipe on to my mother. You can make 10 Shawarma’s at a time if you use the small lebanese bread, so this recipe is great for family gatherings and picnics.

This post will include the ingredients only, the post coming after this will be on how to prepare it, Inshallah.


For Chicken:

500g - Chicken breast (boneless)
4 Tbsp - Vinegar
2 Tsp - Salt
1 Tbsp – Mixed Spices
2 Tbsp – Crushed Dried Pomegranate seeds (Picture: Sammaq)
4 - Garlic cloves
3 - Medium Onions
Medium-sized Fresh ginger (Can't explain size, so here's a pic.)
3 Tbsp – Olive Oil

For Shawarma Tahina Sauce:

4 Tbsp - Yoghurt (big chunks at a time)
2 Tbsp - Tahina (Ground Sesame, it's liquid, on the left is a picture of the one we bought)
½ teasp – Salt
1 Lemon
½ teasp – Garlic powder

Other items needed:

- Preferably Lebanese bread (Pita bread)
- Lettuce (cut well)
- French fries
- Mayonaise (If you didn’t want to make the Shawarma sauce, mayo will do!)

Coming: Preparation of Um Rabia's Homemade Shawarma...