Taco is a traditional Mexican dish where corn,wheat or plain flour shells are wrapped around filling and topped with guacamole,salsa,onions,tomato,lettuce etc.
Tacos can be made with lot of variations to suite your tastebuds.The shells can be crispy or soft.The filling can be vegetarian,non-vegeterian with your favourite combination.
Taco is gaining popularity all over the world.They are one of the popular food chains in US.
A quick filling grab and go meal.Forgot to mention,kids love it!
I made tomato soup ,healthy vegetarian tacos and some besan ladoos from my refridgerator for dinner tonight.Its nice to have something different than usual.
Filling
11/2 cup cooked rice
1/2 cup black eye peas
1/4 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped tomato
1/4 cup lengthwise cut capsicum
1 Tbspn cilantro(coriander leaves)
1 Tbspn lemon juice
1/4 tspn chilly powder
1/4 tspn pepper powder
(1/4 tspn garam masala,1/2 tspn chat masala for indian taste)
4 Tbspn Guacamole-click here for guacamole recipe
1 tspn sour cream(optional)
grated cheese or i prefer paneer
salt to taste
1)Soak black eye peas overnight and cook it with salt, till soft but not mushy.
2)Mix cooked rice with cilantro and lemon,salt.
3)Mix the cilantro rice,boiled beans, capsicum,carrot,pepper,spices,
3)Microwave the tacos for 30 sec just to make it crisp.
4)Fill the prepared mixture,top it with Tbspn of guacamole and grate some cheese or paneer.
5)Enjoy these delicious tacos :-).
Make these with some soup for a delicious unique meal .
Check out the restaurant style tomato soup recipe -click here
Make these when kids come back from school and enjoy these as snack or make it for your healthy breakfast! avacados,beans,vegetables...super nutritious!An energetic day ahead for sure:)
Sending it to Healthy Breakfast event at nandoo's Kitchen
Perfect and healthy. Thanks for linking this to my healthy breakfast event. Looking for more healthy recipes from you.
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wow... luv taco .. never tried at home... wil try this time
ReplyDeleteTry it! I'm sure u will like it:-)
DeleteLove tacos -- the toppings are usually so fresh :)
ReplyDeletethat's rite- fresh and colorful:-)
DeleteThose Tacos look so refreshing :). Perfect for a quick light lunch. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Oh, yes,kids love taco! Thanks for sharing! I will try these- a bit different than we usually make taco - so ready for a change! Looks really yummy, Shwetha - great pictures:-)
ReplyDeleteWe have tacos here at home every week, the next time I make taco I'll try this recipe, looks very tasty and nutritious as well.
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