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About Vegetarian Mexican Tacos Recipe
Tacos are essentially stuffed wraps from the Mexican cuisine. Hearty corn or flour tortillas are stuffed with various fillings to make a deliciously versatile and super easy snack or meal.
Ingredients
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How To Make Vegetarian Mexican Taco Recipe
You could also use canned refried beans if you can get it and skip this entire process of making the refried beans.
Pressure Cook Kidney Beans
1. Rinse 1 cup of kidney beans a couple of times with water. Soak the beans in enough water to cover them overnight or for 8 to 9 hours.
2. The next day, drain all the water. Rinse the kidney beans very well under running water. Then add the beans to a 2-litre stovetop pressure cooker with ¼ teaspoon salt.
3. Pour in 2 cups of cool water.
4. On a medium heat, pressure cook kidney beans for 15 to 18 minutes. Keep in mind that fresh beans cook faster. If the beans are old, then they take a lot of time to cook.
5. When the pressure settles down naturally, then open the lid and check the kidney beans. They should be completely cooked and mash easily when you press them. Drain all the water from the beans and keep aside.
Make Refried beans
6. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan. Lower the heat and add ½ teaspoon of finely chopped garlic.
7. Add ⅓ cup finely chopped onions.
8. Stirring often, sauté the onions on a medium-low flame till they soften and become translucent.
9. When the onions become translucent, then add the cooked kidney beans.
10. Next add ½ to ⅔ cup water or vegetable stock, or add as required.
11. Add salt as per taste and mix well.
12. Let the kidney bean mixture come to a boil on a medium-low heat.
13. With a vegetable masher, mash the beans when the mixture comes to a boil.
14. Add ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, ½ to 1 teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper) and 1 teaspoon cumin powder.
15. Mix very well. On a low to medium-low heat, continue to stir and simmer beans for 5-6 minutes till the mixture thickens.
16. When the refried beans have thickened to the desired consistency, turn off the heat. Keep aside.
Assemble Vegetarian Tacos
17. Remove the taco shells and place them on a baking tray. Preheat the oven to 100° C (210° F) for 2 to 3 minutes.
18. After 2 to 3 minutes, remove the taco shells from the oven.
19. Take the taco shell. If the shells are too thin or papery, then stack 2 taco shells together. Thin shells will break easily with the weight of the stuffings.
20. Pour a few spoons of refried beans in it.
20. Use the back of the spoon to make an even layer.
21. Now top with 1 to 2 spoons of sour cream. Fresh curd or yogurt can also be used instead of sour cream.
22. Top with some grated cheddar cheese.
Expert Tips
Making vegetarian taco recipe at home is quite easy, but I do have a few notes for you to keep in mind:
- Serve vegetarian tacos as soon as you assemble them. Alternatively, you can also keep the fillings in a separate bowl and let the people make the tacos for themselves.
- Any leftovers should be stored separately. Eat refried beans within 1 to 2 day, and salsa within a day.
- If you are using soft taco shells (e.g. tortillas or roti) you can warm them in a pan on the stovetop if you don’t want to turn the oven on.
