Cauliflower Tacos with Orange- Tomato Salsa and Baja Sauce

 

Mexican food somewhere  resembles to Indian food mostly because food is prepared with beans and spices. My whole family is a big fan of Mexican food. 

Today I tried this amazing dish called as 

Cauliflower Tacos with Orange- Tomato Salsa and Baja Sauce

This dish has four components – Tortillas,  Cauliflower filling, Orange-Tomato Salsa and  Baja Sauce

Also check out my other mexican recipe here

1.Tortillas

Ingredients

• All purpose flour -1&1/2 cup
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Salt to Taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Warm water – ¾ cup to 1 cup

Method

• Combine all purpose flour, baking powder and salt  into a bowl.
• Mix in oil and rub into the flour mixture. As this step will make tortillas super soft. Do not skip it.
• Add required amount of warm water to the flour mixture and make a soft dough.
• Cover the dough with damp cloth and let it rest for atleast 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough into small balls. 
• Take a small dough ball and roll out the dough into semi thin tortilla.
• Dust some flour while rolling out the tortilla.
• Heat a skillet on medium flame and place the tortilla on it. Fry it till you see golden brown spots on both the sides.
• Wrap the fried tortillas in the clean kitchen towel until they are used. This makes the tortillas to remain soft for longer time.
• Tortillas are ready .

2.Cauliflower filling

Ingredients

• Cauliflower  (chopped) – about 2 cups
• Onion (chopped) – 1 medium
• Ginger (chopped) – ½ inch piece
• Green chilly (chopped) – 1 no
• Pickled Jalapeno pepper – 2 nos (one can also use fresh ones if available)
• Hot sauce – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1 tsp
• Garlic powder – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Cilantro(chopped)- to garnish

Method

• Heat pan on medium flame and add oil into it.
• Add chopped ginger and chopped green chilly.  Fry for 20 seconds.
• Then add chopped onion and fry till are slightly light brown in colour.
• Add  turmeric powder, coriander powder cumin powder and salt. Saute for few seconds.
• Add chopped cauliflower and mix everything well. Cover the pan with the lid and let the cauliflower  cook until they are soft.
• Now here comes the best part. Add hot sauce in the cauliflower mixture. Mix well and saute for another 2 minutes.
• Cauliflower Filling  is ready.

3.Orange - Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

• Orange (chopped)–3 segments
• Tomato (chopped) – 1 medium
• Onion (chopped) – 1 small
• Cucumber (chopped) – 3 tbsp
• Cilantro (chopped) – 2 tbsp
• Pepper – two pinch
• Salt to taste
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Method

• Combine all ingredients into a bowl.
• Add pepper powder, salt and lemon juice. Mix everything well.
• Orange- Tomato Salsa is ready.

4. Baja Sauce

Ingredients

• Mayonnaise – 1/4 cup
• Thick Yogurt – 2 tbsp
• Hot Sauce – 2 Tsp
• Pickled Jalapeno pepper (cooked) – 1 Tbsp
• Cilantro (chopped) – 1 Tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Pepper – a pinch
• Honey – 1 tsp

Method
Combine mayo, yogurt, chopped jalapenos, chopped cilantro, pepper powder, salt and honey into a bowl.
Whisk everything well .
Then add Hot Sauce into the whisked mixture. Give a quick stir.
Baja Sauce is ready.

To Assemble Taquitos

• Place tortillas on the plate.
•  Scoop out 2tbsp of cauliflower filling onto each tortilla.
• Add Orange tomato Salsa and Baja Sauce.
• Wrap the tortillas.
• Here we go delicious cauliflower tacos are ready.
• You can make these rolls ahead of time and just roast them on the skillet until warm before serving.
• Serve these tacos warm. It tastes  too good.