Saturday, May 7, 2011

Tofu burritos

   Though I have studied hotel management, we never really cooked Mexican food and I did feel a bit left out from its tastes.Its such a lovely cuisine and I feel it is pretty similar to Indian foods, loads of spices, use of tortillas and loads of beans. The last visit to the super market had me pulling out a packet of tortillas to try make something delicious.So "burritos" it was, with a nice summer salad.My family loved it.We still have 2 more left, would make something with it tomorrow.Tofu is a great way of having quality protein in the diet.
Ingredients
Tortillas                                      6 nos
Tofu chopped                             150 gms
Boiled kidney beans                    100gms
Sliced onions                              1 no
Crushed garlic                            2 cloves
Chopped red bell peppers          1/2 no
Chopped tomatoes                     4-5 nos
Cumin powder                           1 tsp
Chilli powder                             1/2 tsp
Cayenne pepper                        1/2 tsp
Garlic powder                            1/2 tsp
oregano                                    1/2 tsp
Coriander powder                     1/2 tsp
       Or
Readymade Mexican spice mix    2 tbsp
Oil                                               1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Cheese sliced as required.
Method
Heat oil and drop in the chopped garlic.Add the onions and saute well
Now put in chopped tomatoes and cook till soft.
Add the spices and salt and mix well.
Put in the tofu, chopped peppers and kidney beans.Cook till well integrated.
Heat the torillas in microwave for 10 secs each or in the oven for 10 mins or on a skillet/tava for 2 mins.
Put in the mixture and cheese and roll up the tortillas into long rolls.
Serve hot with fresh salad.

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