Homemade Chicken Djaj With Garlic Toum

The creamy garlic sauce and sour pickles add a lot of flavor to the warm chicken.

[Full recipe included: marinade of 2 lb boneless chicken thighs with onion, 4 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp each of cumin, paprika, ground coriander, black pepper, salt, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon - marinate 30 mins, cook in a hot pan in batches for

browning (~25 mins total, to 165F/74C internal); toum made by blending 1/2 cup peeled garlic with 1/2 tsp salt, then slowly adding 1 cup neutral oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice and 2-3 tbsp cold water until thick and white; warm pita, spread toum, add chicken, pickles, tomato/onion/turnips and fold -

prep 15 mins, serves 4. Poll attached: "Do You Like Chicken Shawarma".]