** Fantastic Burritos **

Burritos are again a popular ON - THE - GO snack in the Mexican cuisine. It is generally made of a Redined flour tortilla and has numerous fillings made as per choice. The most common and popular vegetarian fillings are Refried beans & Cheddar Cheese. There can be a lot of add ons to it which include Guacamole, Sour cream, Salsa, Stir fry vegetables, etc. Oh I missed Jalapenos, Tastes super. :) I completely enjoy making and eating Burritos and I am sure you are going to love it too.


Tortillas, Refried beans and salsa can be made and frozen in advance and used over 3 months.

INGREDIENTS


Flour Tortilla
Refined flour - 2 cups
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt - To taste
Luke warm water - To knead the dough


Refried Beans
Red Kidney Beans / Pinto beans - 2.5 cup soaked and pressure cooked.
Onion - 1 medium chopped and 1 medium Pureed
Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves chopped
Tomato - 3 to 4 tomatoes pureed
Salt - To taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Chilli powder - As per taste


( Authentically there is no Tomato in Refried beans but i like the tang tomato add to the recipe. It doesnt make the filling taste dry.)


Toppings
Guacamole
Mexican cheese sauce
Shredded cheese
Salsa
Sour cream


METHOD


Tortilla
1) Knead a dough with all the above mentioned ingredients.
2) Make chapatis / flat breads not very thin but not very thick as well.
3) Cook them on the griddle very lightly to make them more pliable.


Refried Beans
1) Cook the onion and garlic paste in oil, add the tomato paste and cook till completely cooked.
2) Add the beans and salt and chilli and mash partially. Keep aside.

Assemble the Burrito and serve as per your wish. :)

Hope this tastes good and u enjoy making it :)

Salsa Time ;)

What comes to your mind when you think about Mexico ? 


The first thing I think is Salsa. I love mexican food. It is all about spicy stuff... There are over 100 types of chillies in mexico alone. There is a lot of use of 'Masa' - This is corn flour (not starch ), Makki atta. I am sharing a basic recipe of Salsa , Cheese Sauce and Tortilla for nachos and tacos.

INGREDIENTS


Tortilla
Corn flour - 1 cup
Refined flour - 1 cup
Warm water - 3/4 cup (in accordance for kneading a dough)
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt - To taste


Salsa
( Generally the salsa has uncooked veggies but I dont like the paste of raw onions in salsa and hence I prefer cooking my onions a little bit)
Tomatoes - 3 medium
Onion - 1 medium
Garlic - 3 to 4 cloves (optional)
Jalapenos - 1/2 cup (Green bell peppers can be used instead if Jalapenos ain't available)
Tomato puree / Paste / Ketchup - 1 cup
Chopped corriander - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt - To taste
Vinegar / Lemon juice - As per taste (1 tsp is generally enough)


Mexican cheese sauce
Processed cheese - 100 g ( I use britannia, It makes a difference)
Milk - 3 to 4 tbsp ( Adjust the milk according to the consistency and thickness desired. Milk is only added to facilitate melting of cheese)
Turmeric - as per colour desired
Salt - If needed ( cheese already has salt)


METHOD


Tortilla
1) Make a soft dough of the corn flour and refined flour. Let it rest for about 30 minutes. (This is very important as it helps in the gluten development and improves the workability of the dough)
2) Roll the dough into flat thin chapatis. (Do prick them with a fork) Cook on the griddle only to reduce the moisture. They will just become drier.
3) Cut these into triangles and deep fry in hot oil.


Salsa
1) Take oil in the frying pan, sweat the onions (only till pink). Add the garlic and cook for about a minute.
2) Add the tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes till tomatoes are partially cooked.
3) Add all the other ingredients and keep aside. This can be stored upto a week.


Cheese Sauce
1) Grate the cheese. In a heavy botton pan. Heat the milk and add the cheese. Cook till the cheese melts and add turmeric. Add milk as per the desired consistency. Remember the sauce thinkens as it cools.

You're done !! Have fun :)