How To Make Instant Bhatura Using Tortilla

Bhatura is a soft and fluffy deep fried Indian bread from the Punjab region of India and is often eaten with chick peas gravy chole or channa which makes a very classic Punjabi dish Chole Bhature.. Fluffy and crispy at the same time, they are generally a crowd pleaser.

Ingredients:-

Uncooked Tortilla
Oil to deep fry

Procedure:-

The oil has to be smoking hot. Add the tortillas one at at a time, gently press to let them puff. Flip them over and cook on the other side till you get a golden brown color. You can see the tortilla puffing up!

Serve hot ..

Enjoy :)

Notes/ Tips:-

1) Leftover tortillas can be frozen.

2) If you can't find smaller size tortillas , then use the bowl or ookie cutter to cut circles before frying and leftover tortilla edges can be fried or baked to make tortilla chips.

3) Most of the supermarkets here in USA sell these uncooked flour and corn tortillas. They can be found near deli section on your supermarket in the refrigerated section.

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Roasted Vegetable Vegan Burrito ( Step By Step Pictures)

Roasted vegetables & spices fill these vegan burritos. Roasting vegetables intensifies their flavor.I suggest using whatever vegetables you can get for a good price.Burritos like these are a great option to feed picky eaters, since you can customize the filling.This sure is a yummy way to pack a bunch of veggies into a meal.

Ingredients:-

Veggies of your choice cut into cubes
Olive Oil:- 1/8 Cup
Salt
Garam Masala:- 1-2 Tbsp or as per your taste ( or any other spice mix you like garlic powder, onion powder, taco seasoning, Italian dried herbs mix, cumin powder etc)
Lemon Juice

Tortillas

Serve with the following optional additions:

your favorite salsa or pico de gallo
diced avocado or guacamole
vegan sour cream
vegan cheese
shredded lettuce
Diced seeded tomatoes
Hot sauce or sriracha
Corn

Procedure:-

HOW TO ROAST THE VEGETABLE

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

Toss the vegetables with olive oil, salt & garam masala or any other seasoning mix you are using.

Spread the vegetables out over a large sheet pan ( cover the sheet pan with aluminium foil for easy cleanup) and roast for 30-40 minutes, stirring once half way through.

Take it out and squeeze some lemon juice on the top and mix everything well.

HOW TO MAKE THE BURRITO
( This is how i made mine but you can use/replace any ingredient with the optional additions list given above)

Warm your tortilla on a plate in the microwave for about 10-20 seconds.The tortilla should be warm and pliable.

Add Guacamole in the center of each open flour tortilla.

Add roasted vegetables, followed by salsa & cilantro over the top.

Fold/Roll the burrito.

Coat an 8-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium to medium-high heat.Transfer the burrito to the hot skillet (seam side down ) and cook until light brown, carefully flip the burrito and cook the another side. ( this step can be skipped if you have cooked tortilla, mine was not cooked).

Wrap in foil if desired. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas.

Serve Warm ... Enjoy!

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Notes / Tips:-

Vegetables you can use:- zucchini, bell pepper, onion,sweet potato,carrot and mushrooms,brussel sprouts etc

You can store the roasted vegetables in an air tight container after it is cooled completely in the refrigerator for upto a week and use as you need it.

You can also add :-BROWN RICE OR PROTEIN-RICH QUINOA OR ADD LENTILS AND LEGUMES.

To get nice, crispy caramelization on roasted vegetables, simulate the intense heat of an industrial oven: Bring your oven up as hot as it goes, then put an empty roasting or sheet pan inside for 10 to 15 minutes. Toss the vegetables— with olive oil, salt and pepper, and put them on the hot pan. This method will give you the high heat you need to caramelize the sugars in the vegetables quickly.

To Freeze The Burrito :- See my post here for the complete directions and step by step pictures.The burritos can be heated in the microwave (remove plastic wrap), baked in the oven (smothered with enchilada sauce), crisped in a skillet, or grilled in a countertop grill or sandwich press .
(Grilling Directions – Thaw. Place burritos in foil on a hot grill and grill for 10-15 minutes, flipping occasionally & For Oven Heating– Thaw. Keep burritos in foil ( remove the plastic wrap) and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.



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Quick Tortilla Pizza (Step By Step Pictures)

Everyone Loves Pizaa, but making pizza from scratch can be a very long process so this quick tortilla pizza is a great alternative..You can prepare and eat it under 30 minutes:)..My daughter loved it and the great thing is that she couldn't recognize that its not real pizza that makes it very successful recipe for kids..


Ingredients:-

I don't want to give the exact measurements for the recipe as you can use everything as per your preference and taste..

Tortilla
Tomato Paste or Tomato sauce
Cheese ( Any kind you like, i used 4 blend mexican cheese)
Veggies (finely sliced):- Onion,Capsicum
Olives

Spices( Garlic powder or garlic minced, Salt, Italian Seasoning , Black pepper)

Mix all the spices in the cheese and set it aside.

Coriander leaves finely chopped for garnish

Preheat the oven at 450 degree F

Take the baking tray and line it with aluminum foil, Place tortilla on the foil

Put the tomato paste or tomato sauce over the tortilla..I minced some garlic and spread it over the tomato paste.

Put half of your cheese blend over the tomato paste

Place all your veggies and olive all over the tortilla.( you can use any veggies of your choice)

Put the rest of the cheese over the veggies.

Bake it in the preheat oven for 5-10 minutes.














Serve hot or warm anytime...Enjoy:)

 

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