Mexican Tacos

Name: Mexican Tacos
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For The Rajma Topping; 2 cups soaked and cooked red rajma (kidney beans), refer handy tip; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped onions; 1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste; 1 cup fresh tomato pulp; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1/2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder; to taste salt; For The Uncooked Salsa; 3/4 cup finely chopped tomatoes; 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens; 1/4 tsp finely chopped green chillies; 1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika); 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1 1/2 tsp finely chopped coriander (dhania); 1/2 tsp sugar; to taste salt; Other Ingredients; 7 tsp tomato ketchup; 3 1/2 tsp chilli sauce; 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce; 28 tsp grated processed cheese; as needed taco shells

Poonam Joshi @PoonamJoshi19

India

Travel into the heartlands of Mexico with hearty and satiating Tacos, one of the most famous dishes of that region. A crispy taco shell, loaded with wholesome rajma topping and tangy uncooked salsa is a delight, which is enhanced further by peppy sauces, juicy lettuce and oh-so-yummy grated cheese!

Poonam Joshi @PoonamJoshi19

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Ingredients

For The Rajma Topping
2 cupssoaked and cooked red rajma (kidney beans), refer handy tip
1 tbspoil
1/2 cupfinely chopped onions
1/2 tspgarlic (lehsun) paste
1 cupfresh tomato pulp
2 tbsptomato ketchup
1/2 tspchilli powder
1 tspcumin seeds (jeera) powder
to tastesalt
For The Uncooked Salsa
3/4 cupfinely chopped tomatoes
1/4 cupfinely chopped spring onions whites and greens
1/4 tspfinely chopped green chillies
1/2 tspdry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1/2 tspdried oregano
1 1/2 tspfinely chopped coriander (dhania)
1/2 tspsugar
to tastesalt
Other Ingredients
7 tsptomato ketchup
3 1/2 tspchilli sauce
1 cupshredded iceberg lettuce
28 tspgrated processed cheese
as neededtaco shells

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Steps

1

Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2

Add the tomato pulp, tomato ketchup, chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally
3

Add the rajma, mix well, mash it lightly using a potato masher and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
4

For the uncooked salsa
Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and mash it lightly using the back of a spoon for 2 to 3 minutes so that the flavours blend well. Keep aside.
5

Fill a taco shell with 1 tbsp of rajma topping, ½ tbsp of uncooked salsa and spread ½ tsp of tomato ketchup and ¼ tsp of chilli sauce evenly over it.
Arrange a few shredded lettuce leaves and 2 tsp of grated cheese evenly over it.