Homemade Greek Chicken Naan Flatbread Food

GREEK CHICKEN GYROS WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken, yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano in bag and let marinate at least 30 minutes, preferably 2-4 hours. The ideal time is 24 hours.
• To make tzatziki sauce, stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, dill, and garlic. Stir in grated cucumber and taste for seasonings. Squeeze the cucumber to remove excess water before adding to rest of ingredients.
• To make greek salad, place tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper in bowl. Stir to coat. Season to taste.
• Chicken can be cooked on grill or in skillet. To cook on grill -- place chicken on kebobs and heat grill to medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes per side or until chicken is full cooked.
• To cook chicken on skillet. Heat skillet to medium high heat. Sprinkle with oil. Add chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and golden brown.
• Place chicken in pita bread. You can warm the pita bread to make it pliable. Top with tzatziki sauce and greek salad. Add additional feta, if desired.

CHICKEN SHAWARMA WITH EASY FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Mix all the marinade ingredients together then pour over the chicken and allow to marinate for 30 mins - 1 hour.
• In the meantime, mix together the dry ingredients for the flatbread then add the yogurt and oil. Add the milk, a little at a time, and mix until a rough dough starts to form. You might not need all the milk. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until it just comes together in a smooth ball. Cover in plastic wrap and allow to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat the oven to 240ºC/460ºF (or as hot as your oven goes) with the top element/grill to caramelize the skin on the chicken.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish/baking sheet in a single layer then place in the oven. Allow the chicken to bake/grill until fully cooked with the skin crisp and caramelized.
• While the chicken is baking, roll tennis-sized balls of dough out onto a floured surface (to around ½cm thick) and cook in a hot pan until golden and bubbling then flip and cook for another minute or two on the other side. Remove from the pan, brush with melted butter (optional) and keep wrapped in foil.
• Make the sauce by combining all the ingredients and mixing well.
• When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven and slice.
• Serve the chicken shawarma in the flatbread with vegetables and pickles of your choice drizzled with the garlic sauce.

HOMEMADE GREEK CHICKEN NAAN (FLATBREAD)

Steps:

• For Hummus: put everything in a food processor and gently process, add the water as needed to allow the machine to produce a smooth puree. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• For Naan: on a warm skillet, drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook your Naan Bread for 2 minutes on both sides until lightly toasted. Make sure it doesn't burn.
• Once toasted, spread the hummus on top of the Naan, add the shredded chicken, sliced tomatoes, arugula and feta cheese. Warm the Naan again on top of the griddle before serving, cut in 6 pieces and serve!

NAAN (INDIAN FLATBREAD)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees). Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place 4 1/2 cups flour, the salt and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a dough blade or in mixer with a dough hook. Mix to blend. Add yeast mixture, milk, yogurt, egg, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 3/4 cup warm water. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes in a processor, 5 to 8 minutes in a mixer, 8 to 10 minutes by hand. Dough should be soft but not too sticky. Add flour as needed.
• Place dough in a large, lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then a kitchen towel. Let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down the dough and divide into 8 equal pieces. Roll them into balls, place them on a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with a slightly damp kitchen towel. Let rise until doubled in size, 40 to 60 minutes.
• If using a tandoor, heat it to about 450 degrees. If using the oven, place a pizza stone on the bottom rack and heat oven to 450 degrees. If using a barbecue grill, set it up for direct grilling and heat to medium-high.
• Roll out a dough ball on a lightly floured work surface into a disk about 6 inches in diameter. Roll and stretch one end to make a teardrop shape. Brush off any excess flour. Repeat with remaining dough.
• If using a tandoor, drape one piece of dough over the round cloth pillow called a gadhi. Press the bread onto the hot clay wall. Cook the naan until the top is puffed, blistered and browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a skewer, gently pry the bread off the tandoor wall, taking care not to scratch the clay. Brush the top of the bread with ghee or melted butter, then place in a cloth-lined basket for serving. Repeat with remaining dough.
• If using an oven, turn on the broiler. Lay 1 or 2 pieces of dough on the pizza stone. Cook until the bottoms are browned and the tops blister, puff and are lightly toasted, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven, brush tops with ghee or melted butter, and place in a cloth-lined basket for serving. Repeat with remaining dough.
• If using the grill, brush and oil the grate. Lightly brush top of dough with butter and place butter-side down on grate a few at a time (do not crowd the grate). Grill until the bottoms are browned and the tops start to puff and blister, 1 to 2 minutes. Lightly brush the tops with a little butter. Invert bread, and grill the other side until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a cloth-lined basket, brushing tops of each with any remaining butter.

GREEK CHICKEN NAAN

Steps:

• Make marinade: In glass baking dish, combine oil, lemon juice & zest, garlic, oregano, thyme, rosemary, dill, 1 Tbsp vinegar, S&P, Mix well.
• Place chicken in even layer in marinade, coat & refrigerate covered for at least 2 hours.
• Mix sliced cucumbers, red onion, 1/2 cup tzatziki sauce, 1 Tbsp vinegar, mix well, place in fridge.
• In a separate bowl combine tomato, kalmata, dill, feta, dill & a drizzle of EVOO, refrigerate.
• Bake chicken covered on 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover and broil on low for another 10.
• Place Naan in toaster oven for 5 min to heat through and crisp up.
• Layer on your plate:.
• Naan.
• 2-4 Tbsp tzatziki sauce.
• Distribute chicken evenly with some juices.
• Butter lettuce.
• Cucumber mixture with sauce.
• Top with tomato & olive mixture.