Pinoy Shawarma Rice

Ingredients for Pinoy Shawarma Rice

• 2 cups jasmine rice
• 2 cups water
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon safflower (kasubha) or a pinch of saffron
• 2 tablespoons toasted garlic
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 2 large tomatoes, sliced
• 1/2 head lettuce, chopped
• 125 g natural yoghurt, Greek or Indian
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 750 g beef rump steak
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• prepared hummus

How to cook Pinoy Shawarma Rice

1. 1.Whisk yoghurt, 1 minced garlic clove, and salt; chill the Garlic Yoghurt Sauce.
2. 2.Rinse rice, then cook with water, margarine, kasubha or saffron, and toasted garlic in a rice cooker; fluff when done.
3. 3.Mix soy sauce, vinegar, 4 minced garlic cloves, and pepper; marinate beef overnight, then bring it out 2 hours before grilling.
4. 4.Grill beef over high heat for about 4 minutes per side, depending on thickness; rest 5 minutes, then slice thinly.
5. 5.Plate 1 1/2 cups rice per serving with cucumber, tomato, lettuce, grilled tapa, yoghurt sauce, and hummus.