Fresh Tacos

Mexican speciality – maize flour tacos filled with a tasty mixture of capsicums, chicken, purple cabbage and refried beans. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 24 Feb 2017 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Maize flour (makai ka atta), Refined flour (maida)
Cuisine	Mexican
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	31-40 minutes
Cook time	16-20 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Mild
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Non Veg

Ingredients list for Fresh Tacos

1 cup Maize flour (makai ka atta)
? cup + for dusting Refined flour (maida)
to taste Salt
a pinch Turmeric powder
1½ tablespoons Oil
4 tablespoons Refried beans
1 large Red capsicum cut into thin strips
1 large Green capsicum cut into thin strips
½ cup Purple cabbage shredded
¾ cup Chicken gilled, strips
½ cup Iceberg lettuce shredded
to sprinkle Sour cream

Method

Take maize flour in a bowl. Add refined flour, salt and turmeric powder and mix.
Add sufficient warm water, mix and knead into semi-soft dough. Add oil, knead again and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
Divide the dough into equal portions, dust each portion with refined flour, and roll out into medium sized chapattis. These are tacos.
Heat a non-stick pan. Place the tacos on it and roast till golden from both sides.
Place the roasted tacos on a serving platter. Place 1 tablespoon refried beans on one side. Top with red capsicum, green capsicum, cabbage, chicken strips and lettuce, bring the other half over and shape into a crescent.
Drizzle some sour cream on top and serve immediately.

#Chicken #Green capsicum #Iceberg lettuce #Maize flour (makai ka atta) #Oil #Purple cabbage #Red capsicum #Refined flour (maida) #Refried beans #Salt #Sour cream #Turmeric powder