VEGGIE TAQUITOS
These homemade baked veggie taquitos filled with cheese and vegetables makes an excellent appetizer dish or to enjoy as a main meal. Protein rich, filling and so delicious, these little tacos rolled up not only look cute but can be easily enjoyed without the filling falling off all over the place.
Ingredients
- 12 small tortillas 6"in diameter
FOR THE FILLING
- 1 cup black beans cooked
- 1 cup sweet corn cooked
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ½ cup cheddar mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 Jalapeño finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup tomato salsa sauce
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder or cayenne powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ¼ cup fresh coriander|cilantro chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
FOR THE AVOCADO SAUCE
- 1 small avocado
- 1 cup plain thick yogurt or sour cream
- 1 Jalapeño
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup fresh coriander| cilantro chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
FOR THE PICO DE GALLO
- 1 cup tomatoes diced
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 Jalapeño finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander | cilantro chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
TOPPING
- ¼ cup spring onion chopped
- some avocado chopped
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE FILLING
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion and stir fry till it becomes soft.
- Add garlic and chopped jalapeño.
- Stir fry for a few seconds.
- Add the cooked beans and corn. Mix well.
- Add paprika, red chilli, pepper and cumin powder. Mix well.
- Add the tomato salsa sauce.
- Mix and allow the mixture to become hot. Stir in between so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Take the pan off the heat. Add chopped coriander and the grated cheese. Mix well. can add any cheese of your choice.
PREPARATION OF THE AVOCADO SAUCE
- Add the plain yogurt or sour cream in a blender jug.
- Scoop the avocado and add to it.
- Add the garlic, jalapeño, lime juice, coriander and salt.
- Blend to a smooth consistency.
- Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl.
PREPARATION OF THE PICO DE GALLO
- Chop the onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, coriander.
- Mix all the ingredients in a serving bowl.
- If you feel you need more pico de gallo, simply double the ingredients.
PREPARATION OF TAQUITOS
- If you going to deep or shallow fry the taquitos then it is best to seal the rolled taco with a flour water paste. I haven't used any as I am baking the taquitos.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Line a baking tray or sheet with some parchment paper.
- Take one tortilla and warm it up a bit on a skillet or pan. This will make it more pliable. Corn tortilla tend to crack so must warm them up.
- Remove it and put it on a work board. Put about a heaped tablespoon of the filling just one inch away from the edge.
- Shape the filling into a long log. Make sure it doesn't spread out to the edges.
- Apply the flour paste at the opposite side edge if using any.
- Roll the tortilla with the filling into a tight thin roll much like a cigar or spring roll.
- Place the taquito on the prepared baking tray. Place the edge part at the bottom.
- Repeat the same procedure with the remaining tortilla.
- Brush the rolled tacos with some oil.
- Bake them for 20-25 minutes or till they are slightly golden brown and crispy.
TO SHALLOW FRY
- Take a wide pan and add oil in it, enough for shallow frying. Usually about 1-2 inches deep is enough.
- Heat the oil over medium heat.
- Put 3-4 taquitos or how many your pan can hold and fry them till they are golden brown.
- Turn them over and fry. You may need to turn them around 3-4 times to brown them evenly.
TO SERVE
- You can arrange the baked or fried taquito on a large plate or tray.
- Drizzle some avocado sauce over them.
- Add the pico de gallo and spring onion. Serve.
- Alternately, can leave them separate. Guests or family can help themselves to the avocado sauce and the pico de gallo.
Notes
- Made the tortillas at home or buy ready made ones.
- Use a dip or sauce of your choice... sour cream, guacamole, salsa etc.
- Taquitos are usually deep fried but I chose to bake them.
- Use a filling of your choice.
- Make it into a meal by serving it with some salad.
- Can use ready made taco or fajita seasoning instead of the spices listed.
- Its important to warm up the tortilla so that it becomes more pliable.