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Beef Shawarma Bowl with Rice and Hummus

Rump sliced thin, rubbed with cumin, paprika and cinnamon and fried hard, over rice with hummus, pickles and salad. 43 g of protein for 555 kcal.

Calories
555kcal
Protein
43g
Fat
19g
Carbs
48g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

  • Sesame
  • Pickles in vinegar often list sulphites. Check the jar.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

  • Rump steak, fat trimmed, sliced thin160 g

    Weighed raw. The same piece weighed after cooking has lost water, so the protein per gram is higher and the total would come out about a quarter over.

  • Cooked white rice130 g

    Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.

  • Hummus40 g

    Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.

  • Tomato80 g
  • Cucumber80 g
  • Gherkins40 g
  • Olive oil5 g
  • Ground cumin1 tsp
  • Smoked paprika1 tsp
  • Ground cinnamonA pinch
  • Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
  • Lemon juiceA squeeze

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Method

  1. Toss the beef with the oil, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, crushed garlic and a pinch of salt.

  2. Heat a frying pan until it smokes and fry the beef in one layer for about a minute a side, in two batches if it crowds. The edges should crisp.

  3. Build the bowl: rice at the bottom, beef over it, then the chopped tomato, cucumber and gherkins, a spoon of hummus and a squeeze of lemon.

Worth knowing

  • The spice rub is doing what the rotisserie does in a shawarma shop. Slice the beef as thin as you can so there is more surface to crisp.
  • Hummus is 100 kcal for the 40 g here. A yogurt and garlic sauce for the same weight would be about 25.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.