Guests Coming In? Try This Quick-To-Make Veggie Mexican Quesadilla And Surprise Them

We have all witnessed those moments when guests come home unannounced. The worst part about this is when you have to decide on a menu to serve them. You, of course, want to serve them the best, do not want to repeat a dish, and at the same time want something quick. What to do? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back! Make a veggie Mexican quesadilla! No, it’s not difficult; trust us!

Make Veggie Mexican Quesadilla At Home 

 

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Here’s a quick recipe shared by Chef Saloni Kukreja:

Ingredients:

For the tortillas: 

• 1/2 cup of flour.
• Salt: 1/4 teaspoon 
• Ghee: 1 tablespoon 
• Water: 1/4 cup plus additional tablespoons as necessary to form a smooth dough.

For the Filling: 

• Rajma (soaked and boiled): ½ cup
• sliced onion – 1/2 cup 
• sliced bell pepper – 1/2 cup 
• tomato purée – 1/4 cup
• Three cloves of garlic
• one tablespoon of oil
• one teaspoon of cumin powder
• two tablespoons of Tabasco hot sauce.
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Method: 

For the Filling

• Heat some oil in a saucepan, then add the onion, capsicum, finely chopped garlic, and tomato purée. 
• After cooking the tomato purée for 3–4 minutes, season with salt, add the tabasco sauce, add the boiled rajma, and then mix everything together. 
• Cook the mixture for a few minutes while mashing the rajma with the back of a spoon.

Dough:

• To make a soft and smooth dough, combine the flour, salt, and ghee in a bowl.
• Add lukewarm water and stir well. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• Knead the dough a few times while it’s resting, then roll it out on a floured surface and cook it on a tawa over low heat until it’s just beginning to brown on one side.

Final Step:

• Spoon the filling onto one side of the tortilla, top with some mozzarella cheese, and fold.
• Heat some oil in a tawa and cook the quesadilla until the cheese melts and both sides are golden brown and crunchy.

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Relish With Salsa and Sour Cream

For Salsa 

• Finely Chopped Tomato – 1
• Finely chopped onion – 1/2 
• Lime juice – 1 tablespoon
• Coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon
• Green chilli – 1 finely chopped

For nutritious Yogurt with sour cream:

• Greek Yoghurt or Dahi (hung for 15 minutes): 1/2 Cup
• Lime Juice – 1/2 Tablespoon
• Salt – to taste

(Combine all the ingredients and keep it in the refrigerator)

Quesadillas are a traditional Mexican dish. A tortilla is grilled on a griddle or stove and is usually filled with cheese but can also include other contents like meat or spices.

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