Taco Chaat

      Lip smacking Taco Chaat recipe today.  Quintessential Indian Street food, the 'Chaat'- gets a morden makeover in this Taco Chaat recipe. A fashionable and Chatpati Chaat for typical NRI's.:) -- By the look of it, I'm pretty sure you'd agree it deserves making to the next party table..

 So, here is my entry for our #foodiemonday #bloghop..Of course today's challenge is #chaat..

Ingredients:
6-8 Taco Shells
2 Boiled and chopped med. Potatoes
1/2 cup Chopped Onions
1/3 cup Chopped Tomatoes
1-2 tbls Sweet corn
1 tbls Chopped green grapes
1 tbls Pomegranate seeds
2 tbls Chopped Cilantro
Chopped green Chilli  to taste
Chaat masala to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
1/2 cup Sev
1/3 cup Spicy Boondi
1/2 cup crushed Cheetos
1/2 cup Sweet yogurt
1/3 cup Sweet Tamarind Chutney
1/3 cup Spicy Cilantro(coriander) Chutney
2-3 tbls Spicy Garlic-Red chilli Chutney
Method:
* In a large mixing bowl take the chopped potatoes, onion, tomatoes, pomegranate seeds, chopped green grapes, chopped cilantro, green chilies and sweetcorn.

* Toss them and dress with some chaat masala and red chilli powder.
* Add all three Chutneys according to your taste in the mixture and mix them well.
* Add sev, spicy boondi and crushed Cheetos in mixture and toss them again.
* Adjust spicies and chutneys according to your taste.
* To assemble, scoop the mixture filling into each taco shell, then add about 1 tbsp curd on top.
* Follow up with little drops of green chutney, garlic chutnney and  tamrind sauce (Imli chutney),according to your taste.
 * Sprinkle some chopped cilantro and crushed Cheetos, sev and boondi.
* Sprinkle some chaat masala and red chilli powder.

*Serve them immediately.

Notes:
-Do not make this in advance and keep it, for it will go soggy.

-Adjust spices to your taste.

 You may want to check some other varieties of Chaat::

                                                      

Pop-corn Bhel

          

Cereal-Oats Bhel

                                                       

Chinese Bhel

                                                      

Thai Noodles Sizzler Chaat

                                                       

Spinach-Kale Pakoda Chaat

Happy cooking until next time......
 

Taco Ragdo

       Hello!! I'm back again with my all time favorite fusion recipe. I love fusion cooking. The best part though is that when it comes to fusion cooking, there are no rules to be follow!:). Today I am going to share the recipe named, "Taco Ragdo." This recipe is full of flavors. I'm sure you all will enjoy it as much as I do.

      Fusion food is about bringing together the best of two or more than two cuisines to create a dish that is in the true sense, a new world cuisine! It not carters to brand new generation of food choice, but also gives you a chance to push the envelope on creativity a bit further with each recipe you try.
        This recipe is functioning around  india famous recipe, Ragda Petis and it team up with Mexican pizza's shell. Dosen't it sound interesting to you all?!. I know, it does.., so let's not waste the time and start effort for this fusion Taco Ragdo recipe.

Ingredients:

For Ragdo;
* 2 cups green or yellow dries peas soaked for atleast 6 hours and cooked until soft
* 3-4 tbls oil
* 1 tsp mustard seeds
* Pinch of asafetida
* 1-2 dry whole red chilli
* 1/2 cup chopped onions
* 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
* 1 tbls ginger-garlic- green chili paste
* 5-6 curry leaves(Limdo)
* 1 tsp turmeric powder
* 1 tsp red chilli powder
* 1/2 tbls ragda petis masala or garam masala(adjust according to your taste)
* 1/2 tbls lemon juice
* 1 tsp brown sugar
* Salt to taste 
* 1 to 1&1/2 cup water

For Serving;
* 6-8 Mexican pizza shells

* 1 bowl mixed chopped onions, bell peppers, pomegranate, tomatoes and cilantro

* 1 bowl fine thin besan sev

* 1 bowl date and tamarind sweet chutney

* 1 Bowl green cilantro chutney

* 1/2 bowl red chilli and garlic spicy chutney

* 1 bowl Beaten sweet yogurt(yogurt+salt+sugar+cumin powder+little water)

follow the link for all three chutney recipes

Method:

* Heat the oil in deep pan.
* Add mustard seeds, add asafetida, dry whole red chilies and curry leaves.
* Add chopped onions and sauté well.
* Add ginger-garlic-green chili paste and cook for a while.
* Add tomatoes and sauté till tomatoes get tender.

* Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, ragda petis masala or garam masala and sugar.
* Mix all well.
* Add boiled green or yellow peas and water.

* Cook until ragdo gets thick constituency.

* Add lemon juice and mix again.
* Turn off the stove and keep it aside for serving.

Let's serve now:

* Place the Mexican pizza's shell on serving plate.

* Spread ragdo on it.
* Drizzle all three chutneys and sweet yogurt on ragdo.

* Sprinkle chopped onions, bell peppers, pomegranate, tomato and cilantro mix.
* And last sprinkle besan sev on top.

* Serve it immediately and enjoy the delicious fusion chaat.

"A recipe has no soul. You as the cook must bring soul to the recipe."

     Happy Cooking till next time.

Fried Avocado Taco

              
                                    Grab your pen and paper and write down the most favorite recipe in my family. .It will be your one of the favorite too after try this recipe with dip and sauce.

                                       

                                     I always keep Avocado in my fridge. I love to add Avocados in almost all Mexican recipes.. Sometimes using it to innovate some Indian dishes too. The taste of Avocado goes with almost all other different ingredients, just need to play with it every time.

                                  Avocado has so many uses besides cooking. Avocado include the benefits of  Anti-aging. Avocado pulp is known for revitalizes your scalp and works great to solve the damaged and frizzy hair. Avocado is good to improve your skin tone. Avocado is great for weight loss too. Avocados contain high level of Monounsaturated fats, Phytosterols and vitamin E & C., which helps you to make your heart healthy, skin glows, avoiding diabetes and arthritis.

                                   There are many more healthy nutrients in Avocado, but I have to share the recipe too so let's get back to work in kitchen.:) After try this Fried Avocado Taco recipe, you will not go back on any other taco and that's my experience, try it and believe me.
 
      EVERY TIME YOU EAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOURISH YOUR BODY. ----popsugar
 
INGRIEDIENTS for TACO::
* 6 Yellow Corn Tortillas
* 1 cup Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
* 1/2  Shredded Lettuce
* 2 Small Chopped Tomatoes
*1 Bowl Of cooked Refried Beans
For Fried Avocado::

*6 Thick slice of Avocado 

*1-2 cups of Dry Bread crumbs or Seasoning & Coating Mix

*1 cup of Allpurpose medium thick Paste( mix all purpose with water and pinch of salt, mix  it & make smooth paste)

*Oil for frying
For Ranch Dip::
*3/4 Cup Ranch

*1 1/2 tbls Chopped Cilantro 

*Green chili According to your taste.

*1 Clove of Garlic 

For Diablo Sauce::

*1/2 Cup of  boiling water 

*2-3 Medium size Dry Red chilis

*1 tbls Olive oil

*1/4 Cup Chopped Onion

*1/4 Cup Chopped Red Bellpepper

*1 1/2 tbls Chopped tomatoes or 1 tbls tomatoes and chile mix (from can)

*1 tbls Chopped garlic

*1tsp Cumin Powder

*1tsp Red Chili Powder 

*1 tsp paprika Powder( use smoked Paprika or plain)

1 1/2tbls Yogurt 

Salt according to taste

Let's Start::
                  For Ranch Dip: Keep all the ingredients in blender and blend all together and make smooth Dip. Take out and keep in bowl.

                  For Diablo Sauce::  Soak dry red chiles in boiling water atleast for 20-30 minutes. Heat the pan with oil, add chopped onion and sauté well. Add chopped red bellpeppers and chopped garlic, again sauté for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes and soaked red chilis( without the water but save water to add while grinding for sauce).keep stir all, add cumin powder, red chili powder & paprika powder mix and turn off the stove. Transfer this to a blender and add yogurt and just 1 tbls red chili soaked water and  pinch of salt. Grind all very well and make smooth paste. Add little water again if needed. Strain the paste with help of strainer and keep it in the bowl.

                   For Fried Avocado:: Cut the thick slice of Avocado. Apply the all purpose paste on it and cover the Avocado gently. Roll it to dry bread crumbs. Make ready all the slice like this and fry them.

                         Heat the refried beans. Heat the yellow corn tortillas in microwave for about 20-25 second and place in to serving plate. Spread a spoonful of refried beans on the middle of tortilla. Place a slice of  fried Avocado on it. Sprinkle shredded cheese and topping with chopped tomatoes and shredded lettuce. Drizzle the Ranch dip and Diablo Sauce on it.

Serve it and enjoy.

---------NOTHING BRINGS PEOPLE TOGHETHER LIKE GOOD FOOD.