Shawarma is delicious and healthy and ancient !!!!!

Shawarma is a Levantine meat preparation, where lamb, chicken, turkey, beef, veal, or mixed meats are placed on a spit ...

And may be grilled for as long as a day. Shavings are cut off the block of meat for serving, and the remainder of the block of meat is kept heated on the rotating spit. Shawarma can be served on a plate , or as a sandwich or wrap. Shawarma is usually eaten with tabbouleh, fattoush, taboon bread, tomato, and cucumber. Toppings include tahini, hummus, pickled turnips, and amba.

Similar dishes in the region include Turkish döner kebabs and Greek gyros.....

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History :

Hough grilling meat on a skewer has ancient roots in the Eastern Mediterranean with evidence from the Mycenaean Greek and Minoan periods,grilling a vertical spit of stacked meat slices and cutting it off as it cooks was developed in the 19th century in Ottoman Bursa current-day Turkey. According to some sources, the Middle Eastern shawarma, Mexican tacos al pastor, and Greek gyros are all derived from the Turkish döner kebab, which was invented in Bursa in the 19th century by a cook named Hadji Iskende....

How do you prepare chicken Shawerma ?
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Ingredients :

Six chicken breasts, depending on how much you want to prepare. half cup of olive oil. Half a cup of lemon juice. Spices, black pepper, red pepper, salt. A packet of yoghurt. Tomatoes cut into slices or cubes. Pickled cucumber. Minced lettuce.

How to prepare it :

Place the chicken in a special folder. Add to the chicken oil, lemon, salt, yogurt, and spices. Place the chicken for a whole day inside the refrigerator until it mixes well with the ingredients. Boil the chicken breasts in the Tefal pan with butter. Let the chicken brown a little, then cut into rectangular slices....

The last touch :

Bread sheet,
Place the yeast in warm water and a tablespoon of sugar. Garnish the dough by mixing the flour, salt and yeast mixture. Let it ferment for half an hour. Remove the dough that you have made, and in the form of thin circles and spread it to be similar. Clean the sheet you use between each piece of bread so that the bread does not burn. When the bread is first prepared by making the shawarma, take the filling, put the lettuce, the pickle, and the appropriate amount of sauce in it......

And so you have prepared a shawarma chicken dish very delicious to offer to your family or friends invited to your home and share with them the pleasure of Shawarma with all joy and pleasure.

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Health Benefits of Shawarma :

Shawarma contains carbohydrates, sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron, also rich in fiber added to the following vitamins:

• Contains vitamin A.
  Shawarma is not only tasty but provides a great source of vitamin A. It is known that this vitamin for eye health, and in strengthening the immune system. Shawarma is recommended with more than one source of vitamin A such as turnip, carrots next to lettuce, tomatoes and onions

• Source of vitamin B6
  Another healthy benefit of shawarma contains a good proportion of vitamin B6. This vital vitamin is important for maintaining the health of the nervous system, protecting the immune system, and supporting brain function. Several studies have confirmed that vitamin B6 deficiency can lead to stress, depression and muscle pain

• Vitamin C source

In fact, vitamin C is the key to good health, important to enhance the number of body functions. Thus the shawarma meal contains vitamin C which provides you with a wide range of health benefits such as preventing stress and colds, and preventing skin aging

• A good source of folic acid
  There are some foods that contain folic acid such as beets, avocados and spinach. Besides, shawarma is a good source of folic acid, for preventing cancer, maintaining a healthy pregnancy, and for heart health. The lack of folate may lead to liver and kidney problems

• Rich in calories

Eat one of the shawarma with lamb, for example, giving 500 calories and 20 grams of fat. On the other hand, if you are eating a chicken shawarma you will get 400 calories and 15 grams of fat. In fact, one meal only consists of 2 medium sized shawarma sandwiches, and any other additions will give you more than 1000 calories

• Antioxidants

Since shawarma contains vitamin C and a variety of nutrients are powerful antioxidants, will help protect the body against viruses and bacteria.

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