Tacos
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Tacos is one of the most consumed Mexican food. With Mexican food chains sprouting all over, it won’t be long before our kids pick a taste for tacos. Win your kid’s heart and make snacking healthy with our crisp and delicious taco recipe!
| Serves | Preparation Time | Cooking Time |
| 3 People | 10-15 Minutes | 20-25 Minutes |
Ingredients
For the tortilla (outer shell)
- 1 cup corn flour
- 4 tbsp maida
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
For the filling
- 2 cups minced meat/Rajma
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 3-4 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 cup tomato pulp
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
- Finely chopped coriander leaves
Method
Tortillas (Outer shell)
Step 1
Combine the maida, corn flour, a little oil and water in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough and divide into 10-12 balls.
Step 2
Roll out these balls into little puris and deep fry until you get a papad like texture.
Step 3
Drain on an absorbent paper
Step 4
Cool and store in an air-tight container.
Step 5
Alternately, you could also prepare the taco shells in your oven. Preheat oven at 375 deg and then bake the tacos at the same temperature for 10 minutes.
Filling
Step 1
Heat oil in a pan and in it saute the onion.
Step 2
Add the garlic and fry for another minute.
Step 3
Add the tomato pulp till the mixture leaves oil.
Step 4
Add to this the minced meat, pepper, salt and stir well.
Step 5
Let the meat absorb the spices.
Step 6
Vegetarians can simply replace the minced meat with a cup of boiled rajma.
Step 7
Fill the tortillas with the meat mixture and top with raw onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves.
Step 8
Serve hot with sauce.
Nutritional Information (Per Serving)
| Calories | 217 K cal |
| Proteins | 32.6 g |
| Fats | 8.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.9 g |
| Cholesterol | 76 mg |
| Sodium | 503 mg |
| Potassium | 350 mg |
Tip: *For frying, add approximately 10 grams of fat per serving at 9 K cal/gm of fat.
