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Make sure to try out thus delicious chicken shawrma bowl!

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Ingredients 

1. 2 breast chicken thinly cut

2. ½ teaspoon garlic powder

3. ½ teaspoon onion powder

4. ¼ teaspoon ginger powder

5. ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder

6. ¼ teaspoon clove powder

7. ½ teaspoon black pepper

8. ½ teaspoon sea salt

9. ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

10. ¼ cup plain yogurt

11. ¼ cup fresh lemon juice.

For the Bowl

1. 1 cup arugula

2. 1 cup mixed cucumbers and tomatoes (I mix them with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, sea salt and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice)

3. ½ cup cooked rice

Garlic Sauce 

1. 1 cup garlic cloves peeled

2. 2 teaspoons Kosher salt

3. 3 cups neutral oil such as safflower

4. ½ cup lemon juice

Tomato Sauce 

1. 3 Tomatoes 

2. 1 jalapeño 

3. 4 garlic cloves 

4. salt 

5. pepper

Rice: 

1. 3 cups basmati rice 

2. 2 teaspoons turmeric 

3. 2 bay leaves 

4. salt 

Instructions: 

1. Place spices, yogurt, lemon and olive oil together in a bowl and mix well together.

2. Cut breast chicken into thin slices and add to the mixture, integrate everything well together, and let it marinate for 2-4 hours or overnight.

3. Heat skillet on medium-high and place chicken.

4. Grill chicken on both sides until it's fully cooked.

5. Once grilled slice chicken into thinly sliced pieces, similar to shaved shawarma.

6. To serve, add arugula, then cooked rice to the bottom of the bowl, then top with chicken shawarma, arugula, tomatoes, cucumbers and sliced onions with sumac, then drizzle tahini sauce.