Vegetarian Tacos

Vegetarian Tacos

Things we need:

Tacos - 10 no.

Cook until heated through in a microwave, do not burn

Mexican Style beans - 1 tin

Cayenne pepper - 1/2 tsp

Mix these two in microwave safe bowl and cook for 1-2 min

wee look

Nupur's Green tomato chutney (Hiravya tamatyachi Chutney) - as required

Avocado and garlic dressing - store bought

Red Capsicum - 1 no. (chopped)

Carrots - 1-2 no. (grated)

Cheddar Cheese - grated, as needed

Hiravya tamatyachi Chutney

Salsa - as needed

White onion - 1/2 no. (chopped very finely), Jalapeno - 2 no. (chopped finely), Tomato - 1 no. (chopped finely), lemon juice - to taste - Mix these in a small bowl

getting ready

Proceed:

Keep everything separately in bowls with serving spoons.

Hold taco shell in one hand and spoon off some beans on to the bottom of the shell, then some grated carrots, capsicum pieces, salsa, Nupur's chutney, avocado dressing and some cheese.

A big thanks to Nupur for the recipe, I ate it with kichdi and invented to eat this way too. Worked wonder. Hugs........


Tip:


For assembling in taco shells, invert non-stick muffin trays, and keep the shell inside the gap to hold, do this for every gap, fill and place it to serve.

© 2008 by Rajani Rayudu

Silverbeet Pappu/ Dal

Silverbeet Pappu/ Dal

Set 1:

Toor Dal/ Kandi pappu - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Water - 2 and 1/2 cups
Silverbeet - 1/2 bunch (cut the white part off, wash and chop)

Cook set 1 in pressure cooker until soft and mash lightly with pappu guthu. or masher.

Set 2 (seasoning):

Oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Garlic - 5 cloves (smashed and sliced)

Red chillies - 2 no. (split in half)

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Hing/ Asafoetida - small pinch

MTR Rasam powder - 1/2 tsp (my twist)

Set 3:

Tamarind - lemon size (add water until immersed and microwave for 1 and 1/2 min and squeeze out the pulp when cool enough)

Salt to taste

Proceed:

1) Take a kadhai, heat oil in it. Do seasoning from Set 2 by adding mustard seeds when it is stopped poping add cumin seeds when it is starting to brown, add curry leaves, red chillies, garlic and fry, add hing and rasam powder in the last, mix well. Immediately follow by adding Set 3 and stir. Cook until it becomes slightly thick.

2) Add cooked dal from Set 1 to the above, mix well. If you want the dish to be little runny add water to loosen up a bit, cook until it boils. Check for salt and switch off.

Serve with Plain White Rice, Ghee, Poppadums, Aloo Fry, Yoghurt on side.

Tip:

Use home made tamarind paste.

Meanings:

Silver-beet = Swiss Chard

© 2008 by Rajani Rayudu