START!™ Tasty Vegan Tacos Recipe
The taco the town!
Ingredients :
For the tacos :
- 1½ teacups maize flour
- 1 teacup maida
- 3 tsp oil
- ¾ tsp salt
- oil for deep frying
- 1 tbsp START! Curry Sauce
For the stuffing (traditional) :
- 1 teacup red kidney beans (rajma)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp START! Sauce
- salt to taste
For the stuffing (simplified) :
- 1 large can (450 gms) baked beans
- 2 tbsp START! Sauce
- salt to taste
For the green sauce :
- 3 large green tomatoes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 to 5 green chillies, chopped
- 2 tsp white vinegar (approx.)
- 1 tbsp START! Sauce
- salt to taste
For serving sides:
- ½ teacup tomato ketchup
- 2 tsp START! sauce
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 2 teacups lettuce leaves, chopped
- a little cabbage (optional), chopped
- salt to taste
Method :
For the tacos :
- Combine the flours. Mix the oil, START!, and salt to make a soft dough by using enough water.
- Roll out thin rounds about 100 mm, (4″) in diameter with the help of maida. Prick lightly with a fork. Deep fry in hot oil on both sides and then bend into a ‘U’ shape while hot.
- Keep the tacos in an air-tight tin.
For the stuffing (traditional) :
- Soak the beans overnight. Cook the beans in a pressure cooker.
- Drain. Heat the ghee in a vessel and sauté the onion for some time.
- Put the beans, tomato ketchup, START!,butter and salt and cook for some time.
- When cooked, mash the beans slightly.
For the stuffing (simplified) :
- Drain the beans and mash them a little. Put the START! and salt and warm a little.
For the green sauce :
- Chop the tomatoes into big pieces.
- Put the onion, START!, green chillies and ½ teacup of water and cook.
- When cooked, blend in a blender and strain. Put the vinegar and salt.
How to serve :
- Make a red sauce by mixing the tomato ketchup and START! sauce.
- Combine the chopped tomatoes, spring onions, lettuce leaves, cabbage and salt. In the fold of each taco, fill a little stuffing, add the green and the red sauce and fill with the chopped vegetables.
- Again sprinkle a little red sauce and serve.
