Chef's Door

Chef's Door At Chef's Door our commitment to our valued customers is to bring them the best Halal shawarma in town.

Our home made marinades, sauces and dressings set Chef's Door apart from other restaurants.

08/18/2026

PERFECT PERI PERI CHICKEN 🍗 COMMENT FOR PART 2!

08/10/2026

🥭🔥 Mango Habanero Hot Sauce 🔥🥭

Sweet, smoky, tangy, and seriously spicy.

Ingredients:
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 habaneros, chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
• ½ tbsp curry powder
• ¼ tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 ripe mangoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ cup vinegar
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp starch slurry
• ½ tbsp salt
• 2 ice cubes
• ½ cup olive oil

Method:

1. Sauté the onion, garlic, and habaneros in ¼ cup olive oil over low heat until softened.
2. Add the ginger, curry powder, and smoked paprika. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add the mangoes, soy sauce, vinegar, and water. Mix well and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.
5. Transfer everything to a blender. Add the starch slurry, salt, ice cubes, and ½ cup olive oil.
6. Blend until smooth and creamy.

Bottle it up, drizzle it on everything, and enjoy! 🌶️🥭

08/09/2026

🔥 Green Apple Jalapeño Hot Sauce 🔥

Roast on a grill until nicely charred:
• 8 jalapeños
• ½ green apple
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 lime
• ½ onion

Add the roasted ingredients to a blender and squeeze in the juice from the roasted lime.

Then add:
• ½ cup vinegar
• ½ tbsp honey
• ½ tbsp sea salt
• ¼ tbsp ground coriander
• 1 cup olive oil
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp starch
• 2 ice cubes

Blend until smooth.

Finally, add:
• ½ cup fresh cilantro

Pulse a few times—don’t overblend.

That’s it. A smoky, tangy, slightly sweet hot sauce with a fresh cilantro finish and a kick from the jalapeños. Perfect on shawarma, tacos, eggs, grilled chicken, or anything that needs some heat. 🌶️🍏

08/04/2026

HOMEMADE SPRITE

Ingredients

* 3 lemons (zested + juiced)
* 4 limes (zested + juiced)
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup boiling water
* Dash of pink salt
* Dash of citric acid

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Step-by-step

1. Zest the citrus
* Grate the peel of the lemons and limes using a fine grater (avoid the white bitter part).
2. Make the oleo-saccharum
* Add all the zest into a bowl
* Add 1 cup sugar
* Gently massage it together until it turns wet and fragrant
* Let it sit for 2 hours (this pulls out the citrus oils — this is where the magic is)
3. Dissolve & steep
* Add 1 cup boiling water
* Add a dash of pink salt + dash of citric acid
* Mix well
* Let it steep for 20 minutes
4. Add fresh juice
* Juice the lemons and limes you used earlier
* Add:
* ½ cup lemon juice
* ½ cup lime juice
* Mix
5. Strain
* Strain everything through a cheesecloth into a clean container

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🥤 To serve

* ½ cup citrus syrup
* 2 cups carbonated water
* Ice (optional)

Mix and enjoy.

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08/03/2026

Crispy Chicken Burger

Juicy inside, crispy outside — this one SLAPS.

🐔 Chicken Patties

* 1 kg ground chicken
* 200 g beef fat
* 1 tbsp black pepper
* 1 tbsp salt
* 1 tbsp garlic powder
* 1 tbsp onion powder
* 1 tbsp paprika
* 1 cup breadcrumbs
* 3 tbsp Greek yogurt

Method:

1. Mix everything together until well combined
2. Let it rest in the fridge for 10 minutes
3. Portion into 150g balls
4. Shape into burger patties
5. Freeze for 20 minutes (this helps them hold shape)

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🥣 Sauce

* 1 cup mayo
* 1/4 tbsp onion powder
* 1/4 tbsp Dijon mustard
* 1/2 tbsp white vinegar
* 1/4 tbsp sugar

Mix until smooth.

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🧀 Coating

1. Dredge patties in seasoned flour
2. Dip into egg wash
3. Coat in panko breadcrumbs

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🔥 Fry

* Fry at 360°F (182°C) until golden, crispy, and cooked through

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🥪 Assemble

* Brioche bun
* Your sauce
* Shredded lettuce
* Crispy chicken patty

08/02/2026

🍒 Homemade Cherry Jam

Ingredients:

* 1 kg cherries, stems & pits removed
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 strips lemon peel (no white pith)
* 2 strips orange peel (no white pith)
* A few sprigs fresh thyme
* Juice of 1 lemon
* 1 apple, grated

Method:

1. Remove the stems and pits from the cherries.
2. Add the sugar, lemon peel, orange peel, fresh thyme, lemon juice, and grated apple.
3. Mix everything together.
4. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Remove the thyme and citrus peels, then lightly mash the cherries.
6. To test if it’s ready, place a spoonful on a cold plate and draw a line through it. If the jam stays separated, it’s ready.
7. Place the pot in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
8. Let cool, jar it up, and enjoy.

🍒 Save this recipe and comment what fruit we should turn into jam next!

08/01/2026

Ingredients:
🌶️ 2 cups chili peppers
🌶️ 1 cup Thai peppers
🧄 1 cup garlic cloves
🫒 3 cups olive oil (or enough to fully cover the peppers & garlic)

After roasting, add:
🧂 1 tbsp salt
🍬 1 tsp sugar
🥄 2 tbsp vinegar
🥄 2 tbsp starch slurry
🌶️ 1 tbsp smoked paprika
🌿 ¼ tsp cumin
🧊 3 ice cubes
🍋 Juice of ½ lemon

Method:

1. Place the chili peppers, Thai peppers, and garlic in a baking dish. Cover completely with olive oil.
2. Slow roast at 80°C (175°F) for 40 minutes.
3. Let everything cool slightly, then transfer to a blender along with the roasting oil.
4. Add the remaining ingredients.
5. Blend until silky smooth.

That’s it—an unbelievably creamy, smoky, garlicky hot sauce that’s perfect on shawarma, grilled chicken, eggs, burgers, fries… basically anything.

Save this recipe for later and let me know what you’d put it on first! 🌶️🧄🔥

07/31/2026

RECIPE 👇

🥑 DIY Avocado Oil (Home Method – Improved)

Ingredients

* 12 ripe avocados
* 1 tbsp coconut oil

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Instructions

1. Prepare the avocados

* Cut and scoop out the flesh from all 12 avocados
* Discard pits and skins

2. Blend

* Add the avocado flesh to a blender
* Add 1 tbsp coconut oil
* Blend until completely smooth

3. Cook

* Pour the mixture into a high-quality non-stick pot
* Cook on low heat
* Stir occasionally
* Continue cooking until the mixture turns a rich dark brown color and oil begins to separate

4. Cool

* Remove from heat
* Let it cool slightly (warm, not hot)

5. Strain

* Transfer the mixture into a cheesecloth
* Squeeze over a bowl or jar
* Extract as much oil as possible

6. Optional filter

* Pour the oil through a coffee filter for a cleaner finish

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Result

You’ll have raw, unfiltered avocado oil ready for:

* Hair
* Skin
* Cooking

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07/30/2026

The secret to café-style iced karak at home ☕🧊✨

Save this recipe because you’ll be making it all summer.

Recipe:
• 1 star anise
• 5 cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 12 cardamom pods
• Pinch of saffron
• 2 bay leaves
• Blend the spices

Then add:
• 1 cup black tea
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup milk powder
• ¼ tsp ginger powder

Blend again, sift through a fine mesh sieve, and store in an airtight jar.

To make a glass:
• 3 tbsp karak powder
• 2 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
• Hot water
• Steep for 1 minute
• Pour over ice & enjoy.

Tag someone you’d grab an iced karak with! 👇

Which country makes the best karak? 🇮🇳🇵🇰🇦🇪🇶🇦🇴🇲🇧🇭 Let the debate begin. ☕🔥

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07/28/2026

OMG…

🥭 Homemade Mango Lassi

The perfect creamy drink for a hot day. Thick, refreshing, and packed with real mango flavour.

Ingredients:
• 2 cups ripe mango 🥭
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tbsp saffron milk (a few strands of saffron steeped in warm milk)
• 3 tbsp sugar
• A pinch of cardamom powder

Directions:

1. Add everything to a blender.
2. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Pour into a chilled glass and enjoy!

Save this recipe for later and tag someone who needs to make this. 🥭✨

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