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Mexican delicacies
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The chill in the air is just perfect to enjoy a hot Mexican meal
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Spicy Hot favourite
Nachos salsa delight
Ingredients
For the Nachos:
Maize flour (makai
atta): 1 cup
Plain flour (maida): 1/2 cup
Oil: 1 tbsp
Carom seeds (ajwain): 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
For the Salsa:
Tomatoes: 5
Onions, finely chopped: 2
Green chillies, finely chopped: 2
Vinegar:1 tsp
Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
Coriander, chopped: 2 tbsp
Pepper: 1/4 tsp
Oil: 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
For topping:
Cheese: 3-4 tbsp
Method: Mix both the flours. Add salt and carom seeds. Make a stiff dough by adding warm water. Keep aside the dough for about an hour. Roll out thin circles with the help of flour. Prick with fork. Cut into 4 pieces so as to get triangles and deep fry them in hot oil. Drain excess oil and keep it aside.
Pierce tomatoes with a fork. Roast it over flame until the skin blackens. Remove the skin and cut it. Heat oil and Stir fry the onions and green chillies. Add the remaining ingredients and cook for a minute. Keep it aside.
Grease a flat oven dish. Arrange the nachos chips on it. Spread the salsa over it. Top it with grated cheese and grill in the oven till the cheese melts. Serve hot.
Mexican vegetable and bean curry
Ingredients:
Green peas:1 cup
Carrot, cut into cubes:1
French beans, cut into cubes: 5-6
Pieces of cauliflower flowerets: 8-9
Onions, finely sliced: 2
Green chillies, finely chopped: 2-3
Rajma, cooked:1 cup
Dry red chillies: 3
Vinegar: 3 tsp
Tomato sauce: 4-5 tbsp
Green chilli sauce: 2 tsp
Water: 2 cups
Oil: 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method: Boil all the vegetables. Heat oil and stir fry the onions. Make a paste of red chillies and add to the onions with green chillies and stir fry again. Add cooked vegetables and rajma along with water. Cook on a low flame. Add vinegar, tomato sauce and chilli sauce. Add salt to taste. Simmer on a low flame until the mixture thickens a bit.
Serve hot with Mexican rice.
Mexican rice
Ingredients
Long grain rice, cooked: 1 1/2 cups
Rajma, cooked: 1/4 cup
Garlic, crushed
Clove: 1
Onions, finely chopped: 2
Cabbage, finely sliced:1 cup
Capsicum, finely sliced: 1
Carrot, grated: 1
Tomatoes, finely sliced: 2
Soya sauce: 2 tsps
Vinegar: 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder:1 tsp
Oil: 5 tbsps
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a flat frying pan. Add finely sliced onions and crushed garlic. Stir fry until the onions are light brown.
Add capsicum, carrot and cabbage. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
Then, add rajma and tomato pieces. Cook on a low flame.
Add soya sauce, vinegar, chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
Finally, add the cooked rice and stir well. Serve hot.
SUJATA MALANI
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