Tortilla Roll Ups - Easy and Quick Mexican Appetizer

Tortilla Roll ups is an easy party appetizer filled with cream cheese, cheese, veggies or chicken. It can be perfect for any party. The best alternative for cream cheese in this dish can be hung curd. So I found it’s wise to use hung curd when cream cheese was not available with me.

Every bite of torilla roll ups just melts into your mouth.  The best part of this dish is it can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerate it until serving.  I tried these roll ups with two types of tortillas- regular tortillas and tomato garlic tortillas. Both flavors were amazing and in future posts will showcase these amazing roll ups with different flavors of tortillas

    

  To make Plain Tortilla

• All-purpose flour – 1&1/2 cups
• Yogurt – 1/4 cup
• Baking powder -1&1/2 tsp
• Salt – 1/2tsp
• Water –as needed to make soft dough
• Extra flour for dusting

 Method

• Combine all the ingredients into a bowl.
• Knead everything well until you get soft and smooth dough. Use water as needed.
• Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough into small balls and roll out each ball into round thin disc. 
• Heat skillet or tava on medium flame and place tortilla on the skillet.
• Roast the tortillas until you see brown spots on it.
• Store the roasted tortillas wrapped in the cotton cloth, so that they remain soft for longer time.

 To Make Tomato Garlic Tortillas

• All-purpose flour – 1&1/2 cups
• Yogurt – 1/4 cup
• Baking powder -1&1/2 tsp
• Salt – 1/2tsp
• Water –as needed to make soft dough.
• Tomato puree – ½ cup
• Garlic powder – ½ tsp

Method

• Cook tomato puree until it becomes a thick kind of paste.
• Then add garlic powder into it. Mix everything well.
• Let the mixture cool down before we add it into the flour mixture.
• Combine all the ingredients into a bowl. 
• Add tomato garlic paste into the flour mixture.
• Knead everything well until you get soft and smooth dough. Use water as needed
• Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough into small balls and roll out each ball into round thin disc.
• Heat skillet or tava on medium flame and place tortilla on the skillet.
• Roast the tortillas until you see brown spots on it.
• Store the roasted tortillas wrapped in the cotton cloth, so that they remain soft for longer time.

 To Make Filling

• Hung curd – 1 cup
• Green olives or Black olives – 6 no’s , finely chopped
• Red bell pepper (chopped) – 2 tbsp
• Green bell pepper (chopped) – 2 tbsp
• Garlic powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp
• Red chilly powder – ¼ tsp
• Shredded cheese – ½ cup
• Salt – a pinch

 Method

• Into a bowl, combine hung curd, chopped olives, chopped red and green bell peppers, garlic powder, cumin powder, red chilly powder, salt and shredded cheese.
• Mix everything well and filling is ready.

To Assemble the roll ups

• Spread even amount of the filling mixture onto the tortillas.
• Roll tortillas and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, slice the chilled, rolled tortillas into 3/4 inch slices and arrange on a large serving platter.

Look at these scrumptious bites.. They are awesome in all ways..Do try and leave me your feedback or suggestions in the comments section right below .

 

 

Mexican Vegetarian Chilli - A comforting one pot meal

I like to try various cuisines. Among all of them, my favorite is Mexican. Mexican cuisine is spicy and it closely relates to our comfort Indian food. Methods of cooking and ingredients used are almost similar. Mexican cuisine has rice and tortilla, just like we have rice and roti in India. Salsa is similar to chutney. This chili bowl resembles pav bhaji with loads of veggies and  beans in it. Moreover my family also loves Mexican food and hence it is always easy option for me. Now it has become our regular meal at home.

Vegetarian chili is a spicy Mexican stew which has loads of veggies and beans in it. It is a comforting and healthy one pot meal. The word “chili” to the dish is given because of various chilies used in it. The traditional chipotle (dried smoked jalapenos), anchos (similar to dried red chilies) and fresh jalapenos chilies are used. When so many varieties of chilies are used in dish, it can actually make dish spicy. To balance out the spiciness of the dish, tomatoes are used. Its tartness actually balances the spice very well in the dish.

Do try guys. It is hearty, filling, and easy to prepare. You can even make this chili the day before so you don’t have to fuss with it on game day. Just reheat it on the stove when you are ready. This vegetarian chili is very satisfying. It will fill you up all by itself. This hearty vegetables and beans chili makes a satisfying main dish

Chili can be served with toasted bread. But we like to have it with baked potato.

INGREDIENTS

• Chickpeas – 1 cup (boiled)
• Red kidney beans -1/2 cup (boiled)
• Green bell pepper, chopped - 1 medium
• Mushrooms, sliced - 1 cup
• Carrot, chopped - 2 medium
• Corn (Fresh/Frozen) - 1/2 cup
• Onion ,chopped - 1 medium
• Crushed tomatoes - 2&1/2 cups
• Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
• Green chilies, chopped - 2 nos
  
• Cilantro, chopped - 4 tbsp
• Bay leaf - 2 nos
• Cumin seeds -1 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 &1/2 tsp (adjust as per your taste, as Mexican seasoning also has chili in it)
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Mexican Seasoning - 1 tsp (can be replaced with oregano)
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp

For Toppings

• Shredded Cheese
• Sour cream
  
• Chopped cilantro
• Lemon juice

Method

• Heat oil into a pot. Add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Saute for 30 seconds.
• Add chopped onion, chopped garlic and chopped green chilies. Stir well and cook till onion is soft. Add little salt at this stage. This helps onion to cook faster.
• Add in chopped veggies and sauté them for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add chili powder, cumin powder and Mexican seasoning. Sauté for a minute.
• Then add crushed tomatoes. Let it cook on medium flame for 15 minutes.
• Add cooked beans and about 1 cup of water. Mix everything well and cover the pot.
• Reduce the flame to low and let the chili simmer for at least 35 minutes. This step will help chili to absorb all flavors of the herb and make it more delicious.
• The more you simmer the chili, tastier it will be.
• Serve the chili with a  splash of lime juice, chopped cilantro, cheese and sour cream

To Bake Potato

• Wash potatoes thoroughly under running water.
• Prick the potatoes using fork or knife to make deep holes, this will help the potatoes to cook from inside.
• Coat pricked potatoes with oil and salt.
• Preheat the oven to 180 deg Celsius.
• Place the potatoes on the baking tray and place them in the preheated oven. Bake it for 40 minutes, until potatoes are soft.