Sunday, July 17, 2011

Whole Wheat Soft Tacos with crumbled meat

An Indo-Mexican version of the Tacobell soft tacos.Verdict - It is pretty good , the ground beef that you get here in India seems to have a lot more flavor, and the whole wheat chappathis that were used instead or corn tortillas were tastier and more healthy.The cheese I got could have been better and I used garlic mayo instead of sour cream , which was ok .


















Ingredients:
  1. Chappathis - 10 (make poori sized chappatis)
  2. Ground beef - 1/2 kg
  3. Taco seasoning - 2 tbsp
  4. Iceberg lettuce - 2 cups chopped
  5. Tomato - onion salsa - 5 tbsp
  6. grated cheese - 2 tbsp
  7. sour cream or mayo - 2 tbsp

To make the taco seasoning you need
  1. corn flour - 2 tbsp
  2. chilly powder - 1 tbsp
  3. black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  4. cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
  5. garlic powder - 1 tbsp ( or use finely chopped fresh garlic while cooking)
  6. salt - to taste
  7. Oregano - 1 tsp
  8. coriander powder - 1 tsp
Mix all the seasonings together and you taco seasoning is ready.

To make the tomato onion salsa you need
  1. ripe tomatoes - 1 chopped fine
  2. onion - 1 medium chopped fine
  3. Lime juice - 1 squeeze
  4. salt - to taste
  5. cilantro - 1 tsp chopped
Mix all the indgedients and the salsa is ready

To make the crumbled meat :
Heat a nonstick frying pan to medium high.
Add in the ground beef and break it into small pieces with a wooden spoon .
Let the meat cook for 5 minutes ,stir well and let it brown slightly.
Add in 1/2 a cup of water and 2 tbsp of the taco seasoning and stir well .
lower the flame and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes until the beef is cooked and the cornflour has thickened.

To assemble the tacos :
Lay one chappathi flat on a plate , add a tbsp of ground meat , lettuce , salsa , cheese and mayo .
Fold and serve.

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