TACOS!!!

This tasty is a tasty Mexican dish. Taco means light lunch. 

National Taco day is October 4th. There is a Right Time of Day to eat Tacos. Most people, any time of day is the right time of day to eat tacos, but there is actually a specific “taco time.” According to Mexican tradition, seafood tacos are meant to be eaten at lunch, while antojitos are to be eaten at dinner time.

 

Knowing these facts, let's see how to make tacos easily at home.

For the shell

Corn flour/maize flour. - 2 cups

Maida.                               - 1 cup

Salt.                                    - according to taste

Oil.                                      - 2 table spoons

Water.                                - consistency based

For the filling:

Potato.        - 3 medium(chopped)

Cumin.       - 1tablespoon

Turmeric.  -½ table spoon

Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon

Salt.             - depends on taste

Oil.               -2 table spoon

Cowpea.      - 1 cup

For salad:

Vegetables of your choice, I used

Cabbage     - ½ cup

Sweet corn -½ cup

Tomato      -  ½ cup

Capsicum. - ½ cup

Onion        -. ½ cup

For sauce:

Mayonnaise  -  1 cup

Green chutney- ½ cup

Recipe

For the shell:

• Add corn flour, maida, salt and give it a good mix
• Add oil and give it a mix, then add water according to the dough consistency.
• The dough should be well kneaded for 5-10min
• Rest for 20-30 min
• Make small round balls of dough and roll them, roll them into thin puris and prick them with fork and let them dry
• Heat oil in a pan, and fry the puris, lift two ends to give it the taco shell shape.

The taco shells are ready.

For the filling:

• Chop potatoes into small cubes. Boil it for 3-4min
• Strain the potatoes. 
• In a pan, heat 3-4 tablespoon of oil. Add cumin, let it splutter.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, and salt according to taste
• Add the boiled potatoes and give it a good mix
• Boil cowpeas with a pinch of salt. 
• Add chilli powder and give it a good mix 
  
  
  
  

For the salad:

• Add all the above mentioned vegetables or vegetables of your choice 
• Add salt according to the taste.
• Add pepper powder
• Give it a good mix
• Also add lemon juice

For the sauce:

• Add mint, coriander, ginger, chilli and salt in a mixer and give it a good mix
• In a bowl, add this chutney and mayonnaise and give it a good mix

Assemble!

• Taco shell is first filled with the potatoes
• Then add the cowpea mix
• Then add the sauce using a cone
•  And finally top it with the salad

THE TACOS ARE READY TO SERVE.

Nutrition fact:

Calories.                 -203

Protein.                   - 8g

Carbohydrates       - 23g

Fiber.                       - 1.9g

Fat.                           - 9mg

Cholesterol.            - 0mg

Calcium.                  - 122.2mg

Activities to burn calories:

Walking.      - 1hr 

Running.     - 20min

Cycling.       -27min

Swimming. - 25min

I hope you all like this!

Stay healthy, stay safe😀