Ramadan recipes: Fattet shawarma in a bread bowl for a satisfying iftar treat

  • 4/19/2023
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DUBAI: Lebanese TV chef Souha Abdallah is known for her passionate cooking — here, she shares her recipe for delicious fattet shawarma in a bread bowl with Arab News so you can end Ramadan with a bang for your tastebuds. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The celebrity chef was part of 18 regional chefs to take part in TV channel Fatafeat’s cooking show “Khaymat Ramadan.” Ingredients: 2 cans chickpeas (or fresh boiled chickpeas) 1 sourdough / countryside bread – full 2 cloves garlic, minced 500g yogurt 2 tbsp tahini (optional) ½ lemon, juiced 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp paprika ½ cup parsley, chopped 2 tbsp butter ½ cup pine nuts Vegetable oil for frying 250g steak meat, cut strips Salt 1 tsp 7 spices 2 tbsp meat shawarma spices 2 tbsp white vinegar 2 tbsp vegetable oil Method: In a bowl, mix meat, 7 spices, shawarma spices, vinegar and oil and let marinade for at least 30 minutes. In a frying pan, add and fry the meat strips until browned. Put aside. In a saucepan, add the chickpeas with reserved water and bring to boil for 5 minutes on low heat. Empty the bread bowl from the inside until you have a bowl shaped bread. Heat vegetable oil and fry the bread bowl until golden brown. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, tahini, lemon, garlic and salt. Assemble the Fatteh by first making a circular hole in the bread to serve as a bread bowl. Then, using a slotted spoon, start adding the chickpeas. Add some of its reserved water (if needed), cover with the yogurt mixture, top with fried meat strips. In a frying pan, add the butter and fry the pine nuts, until golden and drop on top of fatteh. Garnish with some paprika powder & chopped parsley and enjoy!

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