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Old 09-05-2012, 20:29
moosepaw56
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Are chicken kebabs(the ones on those spit things that are normall next to the doners) healthyish?,

Thinking of having one tommorrow night but without any mayo!
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Old 09-05-2012, 20:57
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Im going to say no. lol why don't you just buy a chicken breast, marinate it, grill and slice. Stuff it in a pitta with plenty of salad and chilli sauce. Prob only cost about £4 and much healthier.
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Old 09-05-2012, 21:36
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I'd agree with the above.

Think of it as a marinated chicken salad.


As for the takeaway version then it will depend on the takeaway as to how they make theirs. It will be healthier than a donner but probably not as healthy as marinated & grilled chicken breast which is an easy home made alternative and infact most of the takeways around here do that for they chicken kebabs. We don't get the authentic ones on the spit anymore.


You can make a nice garlic sauce with natural yoghurt.
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Old 09-05-2012, 21:40
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Good points. I bought £30 worth of chicken from a catering butchers the other day and also half a pig all cupped up in freezer so got plenty of meat lol
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Old 09-05-2012, 21:45
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haha there you go moose, all you have to buy is the salad and pitta. Give it a go and see how it turns out.
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Old 09-05-2012, 23:05
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Of course chicken shish from a Turkish kebab shop is healthy. What's wrong with if? Marinated chicken, chargrilled with flatbread and salad - great!

And for those that say grill your own chicken breast - there's something rather special that an open chargrill imparts on the chicken that makes the Turkish preparation worthwhile.
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Old 09-05-2012, 23:18
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A chicken kebab only becomes unhealthy if you add salad dressing and/or garlic sauce. Chilli sauce isn't so bad because it speeds up your metabolism, which helps your body to burn fat quicker.
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Old 09-05-2012, 23:40
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Of course chicken shish from a Turkish kebab shop is healthy. What's wrong with if? Marinated chicken, chargrilled with flatbread and salad - great!

And for those that say grill your own chicken breast - there's something rather special that an open chargrill imparts on the chicken that makes the Turkish preparation worthwhile.
OP wasn't talking about chicken shish, they were talking about chicken donar. And no chicken donar is not healthy. Its the worst part of chicken layered with fat to keep it moist on the spit.

However there is nothing wrong with chicken shish with plenty of salad.
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Old 09-05-2012, 23:48
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I made chicken kebabs for dinner tonight .

Chicken in curry marinate, chorizo, pepper, onion, mushroom, cherry tomato. All on a stick, Mmmmmmm.
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Old 10-05-2012, 15:05
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OP wasn't talking about chicken shish, they were talking about chicken donar.
Oh yeah, when he said on a 'spit' I thought he meant skewer. My bad.
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Old 10-05-2012, 15:30
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You're much better to go for a chicken shish!!

If you do have a chicken donor though it's fine as an occasional treat, leaving the mayo off isn't going to make it healthy though
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Old 10-05-2012, 15:38
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Chicken doner is all the shit bits of chicken, have chicken shish instead, much healthier as it's skinless breast pieces.
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Old 10-05-2012, 16:43
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I had one of those chicken doners once, it was horrible. Didn't really taste of chicken. Chicken Shish much nicer. Might have one tonight with all this talk!
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Old 10-05-2012, 17:42
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Talking about chicken shish I watched this last night.
http://www.itv.com/food/recipes/chic...ab-pitta-salad
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