Mexican Fajitas

Mexican Fajitas



Ingredients
  • Chicken breast thinly sliced 2 cup
  • Capsicum (coarsely sliced) 1
  • Tomato (remove seeds) 1 sliced
  • Onion (cut into thick rings and then into halves) 1
  • Green chilies chopped 1 tsp
  • Roasted cumin crushed 1 tsp
  • Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
  • Garlic paste 2 tsp
  • All spice ½ tsp
  • Salt ½ tsp
  • Lemon juice 2 tbsp
  • Ingredients for Tortillas
  • Flour 2 cups
  • Salt ½ tsp
  • Oil 2 tbsp
  • Baking powder ¼ tsp
  • Warm water to knead as required
Ingredients for Sour Cream
  • Cream ½ cup
  • Salt pinch
  • White pepper pinch
  • Yogurt 2 tbsp
  • Lemon juice 2 tbsp
  • Ingredients for Salsa Sauce
  • Tomatoes finely chopped 2
  • Crushed cumin 1 tsp
  • Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
  • Oil 1 tbsp
  • Garlic crushed ½ tsp
  • Sugar ½ tsp
  • Salt ¼ tsp
  • Onion chopped 2 tbsp
Method for Salsa
  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil, add 2 tbsp chopped onion and ½ tsp garlic, cook for 2 minutes, add in 1 tsp crushed cumin, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 2 chopped tomatoes with ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar, cook for 10 minutes remove cool and use as required.
  2. Method for Sour Cream, In a bowl mix together ½ cup cream, 2 tbsp yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon juice, pinch of salt and pinch of pepper and use as required.
  3. Method for Tortillas, Mix 2 cups flour, ¼ tsp baking powder and ½ tsp salt, add in 2 tbsp oil, mix slightly and knead with lukewarm water into medium dough. Rest for 30 minutes, divide in to eight portions, shape into balls and roll each ball into a quarter plate size circles. Cook tortillas on a griddle, cook it for 1 minutes from each side, stack in a napkin till you required using.
  4. Method for Filling, Marinate 2 cups thinly sliced chicken with 2 tsp garlic paste, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 1 tsp green chilies chopped, 1 tsp cumin crushed, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp all spice for 30 minutes. 
  5. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a fry pan, add 1 onion and fry for 2 minutes, then add the marinated chicken, cook for 5 minutes till tender, add 1 capsicum and 1 tomato cut into slices. Serve chicken mixture hot in a sizzler with tortillas, salsa sauce and sour cream.

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