Dubai Style Shawarma - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Meat
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup yogurt
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 lemon, juice of
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
salt, to taste
1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
2 teaspoons garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb lamb, cut into 1 inch cubes
Salad
1 cup lettuce, finely sliced
1 cucumber, chopped
1 tomatoes, chopped
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
3 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
Dressing
1/2 cup yogurt
1 lemon, juice of
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons mint, chopped
salt, to taste
Assembly
6 pita breads
Tabasco sauce, to taste

Preparation

Combine all of the ingredients listed above the chicken/lamb. Marinate the chicken in mixture and set aside for an hour or two.
Heat a non stick pan on medium to high heat and add the marinated chicken. Stir fry the chicken/lamb until it has cooked through and is dry-less than 10 minutes. Make sure you break up the chicken/lamb with a wooden spoon and keep stirring as it cooks.
In a separate bowl, mix together all the dressing ingredients.
To assemble the shawarma, heat the pita bread on a skillet to warm it. Divide the salad amongst the six pita breads. Top the salad with the chicken.
Drizzle the yogurt dip over the chicken and add a dash of Tabasco sauce. Roll the pita bread tightly and wrap in baking paper. Serve immediately.