🍟 Döner box

Name: Döner box
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Germany · Turkish-German street food
Ingredients: 400 g boneless chicken thighs; 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp oregano, salt and pepper; 1 tbsp oil; 400 g potatoes, cut into fries; 150 g white cabbage, finely shredded; 2 tomatoes, diced; 2 garlic cloves, grated, with lemon juice and herbs; Chili sauce to taste

Origin: Germany · Turkish-German street food

860kcal

per serving · 400 g

215kcal

per 100 g

48 gProtein12 g / 100 g

40 gFat10 g / 100 g

76 gCarbs19 g / 100 g

A döner box is a takeaway carton of fries topped with thin slices of spit-roasted chicken döner, shredded cabbage and tomato, finished with garlic sauce and chili sauce. It is hot, juicy and saucy, mixing crisp fries with soft spiced meat and crunchy salad, and is eaten with a small fork straight from the box.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken döner

Not veganbecause of: chicken döner

Contains glutenno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

Contains dairyno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not keto19 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Eggs ⚠ Milk

What it is made of

chicken dönerfriescabbagetomatogarlic saucechili sauce

Recipe

2 servings40 min

Ingredients

400 g boneless chicken thighs
1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp oregano, salt and pepper
1 tbsp oil
400 g potatoes, cut into fries
150 g white cabbage, finely shredded
2 tomatoes, diced
2 garlic cloves, grated, with lemon juice and herbs
Chili sauce to taste

Method

Rub the chicken with the spices, salt and half the oil and leave for 15 minutes.
Toss the fries with the rest of the oil and bake at 220 °C for 25–30 minutes until crisp.
Grill or pan-fry the chicken for 5–6 minutes per side, rest it, then slice it very thinly.
Fill boxes with fries, top with chicken, cabbage and tomato.
Finish with the garlic sauce and chili sauce.

How to make it lighter

Ask for a half portion of fries and extra cabbage and tomato.
Sauces add up quickly: take them on the side and use about a tablespoon each.
Oven fries at home need far less oil than deep-fried ones — 1 tbsp oil is about 120 kcal.

History

The döner box grew out of the Turkish-German döner shops that spread through Germany from the 1970s; serving the meat over fries in a box became a popular late-night and student option. Similar boxes are now sold in döner shops across Europe, especially in Germany, the Netherlands and Austria.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →