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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Mexican Tacos

Ingredients

To make Black bean

Black Bean.   - 1/2 cup
Onion.            - 1/2
Tomato.         - 1/2
Taco sauce.   -  1/2 tsp
Garlic.            -  2
Oil.                  - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

To make salsa

Tomatoes.     -  3 to 4
Avacado.      -   1
Onion.           -  1
Green pepper - 1/2
Red pepper.    -  1/2
Garlic.              -   2
Taco seasoning - 1/8 tsp
Taco sauce.      -   1/2 tsp
Guacamole.     -    1. or sauce 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice.   -    1 tbsp
Pepper powder. - 1/8 tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Topping

Sour cream
Lettuce (optional)
Taco sauce
Shredded Mexican cheese

Crunchy or soft tacos



1.  Soak the black bean for 6 hrs.   Pressure cook the black bean with water for 4 to 5 whistles.   Another way to cook black bean without soaking is pressure cook the black bean with more water for 10 whistles

2.  To make black bean.  In a pan add oil, chopped onion, chopped garlic and salt.  Saute till the onions are cooked well.  Now add chopped tomatoes saute till the tomatoes become tender.  Add taco sauce saute for few seconds and switch off the flame



3.  To make salsa.  Finely chop the tomatoes, onion, green pepper and red pepper.  If adding fresh guacamole chop it into small chunks.   To a bowl add the above chopped vegetables,  taco sauce, if adding guacamole sauce add it now, lemon juice, pepper powder, taco seasoning, coriander leaves and salt to taste. Mix everything.  Now salsa is ready.  Another variation in salsa is avacado salsa.
For avacado salsa you can add finely chopped avacado.



4.  Heat the soft tacos in a pan for few seconds.  In case of crunchy tacos bake it in the oven for 3 minutes at 300 deg.

5.  Assembling.   To the taco add the first layer of black bean, next salsa, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, last one is taco sauce.  Roll it into half.  Enjoy the Mexican tacos





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