This Beef Shawarma Recipe is inspired by the Middle Eastern shawarma with the preference of Filipino.This dish lets you enjoy a balanced mix of turmeric rice, cucumber salad and garlic yogurt sauce made according to your liking.
This recipe is easy to prepare and could be done in less than 40 minutes!
BEEF SHAWARMA RICE
| Prep Time | 15 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Total Time | 35 mins |
| Yield Size | 2-3 servings |
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
For the beef:
| Ingredients | QTY | UOM |
| Ground Beef | 300 | g |
| Onion (chopped) | 1 | tbsp |
| Garlic (chopped) | 1 | tsp |
| Chiquilin Ground Cumin | 1/2 | tsp |
| Chiquilin Sweet Paprika | 1 | tsp |
| Chiquilin Cayenne Pepper | 1/8 | tsp |
| Chiquilin Ground Turmeric | 1/2 | tsp |
| Garlic Powder | 1 | tsp |
| To taste: Salt & Pepper |
For the tumeric rice:
| Ingredients | QTY | UOM |
| Extra Virgin Olive Oil | 2 | tbsp |
| As needed: Cooked Rice | ||
| As needed: Salt & Pepper | ||
| As needed: Chiquilin Ground Turmeric |
For the garlic-yogurt sauce:
| Ingredients | QTY | UOM |
| Mayo | 1/4 | cup |
| Yogurt | 1/4 | cup |
| Garlic (grated) | 1/2 | tsp |
| As needed: lemon | ||
| As needed: lemon zest | ||
| As needed: Salt & Pepper |
For the cucumber salad:
| Ingredients | QTY | UOM |
| As needed: Cucumber (sliced) | ||
| As needed: Tomatoes (sliced) | ||
| As needed: Onions (sliced) |
STEPS
For the rice:
- Heat oil in pan over medium flame.
- Add in turmeric powder and cooked rice. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Mix well.
For the beef:
- Pan fry beef over medium heat until browned.
- Once brown, push meat to one side of the pan. Saute onion and garlic.
- Season with cumin powder, paprika and turmeric powder. Saute for 2 minutes and set aside.
For the yogurt sauce:
- Combine mayonnaise, yogurt, grated garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix everything until well combined.
To assemble:
- Put rice on one side of the plate. Then beef and salad on the other side.
- Drizzle some the garlic-yogurt sauce on top of the rice. Enjoy.
