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Vegetable Fajita is a Mexican dish in which sauteed vegetables are wrapped in a tortilla. It is usually served with guacamole and salsa.
Ingredients:
Onions – 2
Tomato – 1
Coriander Leaves, chopped – 1 cup
Avocado – 1
Lemon Juice – 2 teaspoons
Peppercorns, freshly ground – 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon
Green Bell Pepper – 1 small
Red Bell Pepper – 1 small
Carrots – 2
French Beans – 10
Broccoli – 12 small bite sized florets
Zucchini – 1 small
Sweet Corn – 1/2 cup
Paneer/Tofu – 100gms
Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons
Garlic Cloves – 4
Red Chili Flakes – 1 teaspoon
Roasted Cumin Powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Corn/Flour Tortillas – 6
Method:
Avocado Mixture: (or use Guacamole)
- Halve the avocado and discard the pit.
- Scoop out the green pulp into a bowl.
- Mash the pulp, add 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground peppercorns, salt and lemon juice. Mix until well combined.
- Cover and keep aside.
Onion Tomato Mixture: (or use Salsa)
- Chop 1 onion and 1 tomato.
- Add salt, 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander leaves.
- Mash little bit – the veggies should still be chunky.
- Cover and keep aside.
Sauteed Vegetables:
- Slice onions.
- Julienne carrots, french beans, green & red bell peppers.
- Cut zucchini into thin slices.
- Cut paneer/tofu into finger sized pieces.
- Mince garlic cloves.
- Heat oil in a wok.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground peppercorns. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add minced garlic. Saute for half a minute.
- Add all the vegetables – onions, carrots, french beans, green bell peppers, red bell peppers,broccoli, zucchini and sweet corn. Add paneer/tofu pieces. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle salt, cumin powder and red chili flakes, Saute the vegetables for a few minutes until they are cooked but still crunchy, firm and hold shape; al dente. Turn off the flame.
Assembling Fajita:
- Heat a griddle.
- Place a tortilla on the griddle and heat it until small brown specks form on the bottom side.
- Flip the side and heat until small brown specks form.
- Place the tortilla in a plate.
- Place a cup of sauteed vegetables through the centre of the tortilla.
- Top it with 2 tablespoons of avocado mixture and then 2 tablespoons of onion+tomato mixture.
- Wrap the sauteed vegetables by bringing the two sides of the tortilla on either side of the sauteed vegetables together and place them tightly one above the other.
- Serve immediately.