Good afternoon, Hive's lovely foodies and cooks! It lunchtime and today I have something unique to show you guys. So exhale slowly, then study and examine what I have for you guys today.
Today I decided to try something fascinating, a homemade Chicken Shawarma and Ketchup. Alright, as a single man trying to make ends meet in one of Nigeria's busiest states, Lagos State. I've taken it upon myself to cook for myself because I don't have anyone else to cook for me when I'm not at home or at work. It's typical in Lagos, and if you want to survive the scenario here, you need to be a good cook, just like any Bachelor. Allow me to fully explain what I've got here. As I previously stated, I prepared a homemade Chicken Shawarma and Ketchup; the procedure and ingredients are both simple, clear and inexpensive.
The first thing I did was marinate the Chicken, the ingredients used are cost-effective.
Ingredients Used to Marinate the Chicken.
The Chicken
Red Pepper
Grinded Pepper mixed with crayfish
Curry powder
Seasoning and salt to taste
The ingredients to marinate the chicken was blended and mixed together, I proceeded to pour the marinade over it and made sure everything covers the whole chicken before I placed it into a refrigerator, and refrigerated for 41/2 hours.
While waiting for the Marinated Chicken, I quickly make the Shawarma Bread (Dough)
Ingredients used to make the Shawarma Bread (Dough)
Flour
Butter
Yeast
Sugar
Milk
Groundnut Oil
Mix the flour, sugar, yeast and milk together. Punch and shaped on a plane surface, add the groundnut oil and continue punching. Shape and punch again, do this for 5 minutes. I covered the bread dough to allow it to rise very well.
Mixed the ingredients together to make the Shawarma Bread Dough
Now let continue by making the Ketchup, the ingredients used in making the Ketchup are cost-effective, most of them are available at home. So I didn't spend much purchasing it.
Ingredients used
Vinegar
Tomatoes.
Onions
Sugar
Ginger
I blended the tomatoes and onions together, added the vinegar and blended ginger with the sugar and stir together. Then re-blend again.
The Homemade Ketchup
Filling the Shawarma
We are finally getting closer, now it is time to fill the Shawarma, with the already fried Marinated Chicken, the Ketchup, and I added some ingredients which includes;
Sliced cabbages and green leaves
Sliced carrots
Salad cream
Bama cream
Mixed all the ingredients listed above together..
The Fried Marinated chicken, ketchup and some other ingredients
Uncovered the Bread Dough and placed it on a clean tray, then carefully filled the Shawarma, add the fried marinated chicken, filled up.
Roll the Shawarma Bread together, then shape it like rod, then wrapped in a foil paper, and baked for 3 minutes, or pre-heat it on a low gas stove.
Unwrapped it, and serve with any chilled drink or cocktail. In my case I served with a my local drink (Zobo), made from Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, the drink taste nice with the Shawarma.
Served With Chilled Zobo Drink
Thank you all
