Ingredients
Serves: 5Chicken Doner Kebab
- 500g Chicken thighs (skinless and boneless)
- 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 1 whole Lemon (juice)
- 4 tbsp Plain yoghurt
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 4 whole Garlic cloves (crushed)
- 5 whole Tomatoes (quartered)
- 1 half Cucumber (halved and sliced)
- 1 whole White onion (halved and finely sliced)
- 1 half White cabbage (finely sliced)
- 1 pinch Sumac (optional)
Homemade oven chips
- 500g White potatoes (peeled and cut into wedges or chunky chip shape)
- 3 tbsp Oil (high smoking point will give crispier results)
- 1 handful Dried Thyme (optional)
Method
Chicken Doner Kebab
Marinade the chicken: Combine, yoghurt, tomato puree, lemon juice and all the spices, except the sumac, in a large bowl. Add a couple of table spoons of oil and season with salt to taste. Add the whole chicken thighs and combine well. For best results, put in the fridge for up to 24 hours - the longer the better. Often though, I just manage to marinade it for about 30 mins and it still works well.
BBQ rotisserie method: Take the chicken out of the marinade and then skewer it tightly on your rotisserie, sandwiched between two half onions. Heat your BBQ and start cooking. Depending on your setup this could take from 60-120 mins.
Oven method: Line a baking dish with tinfoil or baking paper (optional), fold each chicken piece in half and skewer with two skewers. You might need to make two kebabs depending on the size of your skewers and/or baking dish. Place the kebabs on top of the edges of the dish so the meat is not touching the bottom of the dish. Place in the oven at 220c and bake for 25-30 mins each side.
The meat should be cooked to 73c and have plenty of charred bits when ready.- Next: Homemade oven chips
Salad: Cut the tomatoes and cucumber into wedges. Finely shred the cabbage and the onion. Lay the veg on a platter and sprinkle over the sumac, if using.
Once the chicken is cooked and nicely charred, remove it from the oven or rotisserie. Stand the kebab (still skewered) on a chopping board and use a sharp knife to cut from top to bottom all around the kebab to create small cuts of meat.
Once the chips are cooked, lay them out on the plates, cover with the chicken doner kebab meat and add the salad. You can also add garlic and/or chilli sauce.
Homemade oven chips
Back to mainPeel and cut potatoes into wedges or chip shape. I find not going to small with the chips works better.
Boil sliced potatoes in water for approximately 5 mins. You should be able to put a knife in the easily, but not breaking apart.
Whilst the potatoes are boiling pre-heat your oven to 200c.Drain and add to your roasting tin. They need as much space around them as possible, so use a big roasting tin. Immediately season with well with salt and sprinkle over the thyme. Then leave them for around 20 mins until the steam has stopped coming out.
Cover the dry potatoes in the oil - add more oil if you need to. Place the potatoes in the oven in the middle shelf.
Roast the potatoes for around 30-40 minutes until they are as crisp as you want them, making sure to move them around once or twice for even roasting.
Drain chips on kitchen towel and serve.
