Doner kebab red Sauce sauce is often just called hot sauce. Doner kebab is a dish in which lamb, chicken, or mutton meat that has been chopped up with onions and tomatoes is served on small pieces of pita bread or served in a sandwich topped with lettuce and yogurt sauce. The meat used to make the doner kebab can be cooked over charcoal, resulting in some blackening. It's common for people who eat this dish to use hot sauces containing spices like cumin seeds, cayenne pepper, turmeric powder, and black pepper or garlic paste.