Rajma tacos
Rajma tacos, from above
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Rajma tacos

Crisp roti shells, spicy rajma, cool curd. Taco night with a Punjabi accent.

50 minTime
17 gProtein each
mediumSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 50 minutes come after.
Taco night, desi way2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayIndian home taco night.
The original
378kcalsame
17 gproteinsame
12 gfibresame
50minutessame

Rajma tacos.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Whole wheat flour (wholemeal atta flour, chapati flour)1 cup
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)⅓ cup
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp, split
Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)½ cup dry, soaked and boiled
Onion1, chopped
Garlic2 cloves, chopped
Tomato2, chopped, split
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)¾ tsp
Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)½ tsp oregano
Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)⅓ cup
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, diced
Lettuceshredded
Hung curd (greek yogurt)⅓ cup, seasoned
Processed cheese (american cheese)½ cup, grated
Lemon juice2 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Knead whole wheat flour, maida, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp oil and water into a soft dough. Roll 8 thin rounds and cook lightly on a tawa.
  2. 2Drape each round over the bars of an oven rack or fold in a pan and bake or dry roast until crisp.
  3. 3Saute onion and garlic in oil, add half the tomato, cumin, chilli, oregano and salt, then rajma. Mash lightly and cook till thick.
  4. 4Toss remaining tomato, corn, capsicum, coriander, lemon and salt into a salsa.
  5. 5Fill shells with beans, lettuce, salsa, curd and cheese. Serve straight away.
Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

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What goes with Rajma tacos: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Freezer half cooked parathas75 min
On the side Hot and sour soup30 min
On the side Manchow soup35 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Sweet corn kheer35 min
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