Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Stuffed Quesadillas with Onion Relish

I have been seeing a lot of Mexican foods gaining popularity in India now. I happened to develop this sudden interest for Mexican food after I had some nachos and tacos in a fast food joint recently. When I went through Mexican cuisine, I realized that they use very similar ingredients like Indian cuisine and they all happen to be available in our kitchens generally. For example, the tortilla is so very similar to our Indian Roti(bread) and tortillas are used in most of the Mexican dishes.
 
This built more interest in me and now I have invited Mexico into my kitchen as well. In most of the Mexican dishes I have been reading about here, you’re usually finding tortilla chips and salsa, but the salsa turns out to be a tomato sauce that has flavors of cumin and lemon juice. Also there are different types of salsas made of various peppers available to spice up your meat, tacos, and whatever else you are eating. They can be very hot and they do not make of any herbs, although you could add some like cumin or Mexican oregano  for those zesty flavors.
And then their soups and sauces. Off late, I have become a sucker for them. I am looking for a nice Mexican restaurant here so that we can enjoy real Mexican food occasionally. I am obsessed with their Enchildas and Fajitas. And soon they will also make it to this space as well.
 
To begin with, I tried out their stuffed pizza or Quesadillas. I enjoyed them . What do you say about a chicken pizza—a stuffed bread resembling a pizza but made with classic white meat?  If you feel like munching a pizza and you do not have pizza bases with you, then use your flat breads as described below and call them stuffed pizzas or Quesedillas.
 
Although, they are as good as our Indian stuffed parathas, the combination of cheese with colourful peppers and olives is what that made it totally Mexican. I also found an onion relish recipe to use as a side dish with the quesedillas.

So gather the right ingredients, and your favorite Mexican dishes are a snap to make—and super tasty, too!
 
INGREDIENTS:
(For both the quesedillas and onion relish)

80-90g boneless boiled chicken
1/2 a slice of red and green bell peppers
1 onion, cut into slices
5 tbsp of processed cheese
Salt to taste
1/4 cup of orange juice
1 tsp of black pepper
2 green chillies
2 olives
All purpose flour roti/tortilla

HOW TO MAKE:
 
For the stuffing:
  1. Slice the red and green peppers, chillies, olives and slices of boiled boneless chicken.
  2. On one side of the roti place the sliced peppers, sliced green chillies, sliced olives, slices of boiled chicken and top it with grated cheese.
  3. Fold the other side of the roti and envelope the stuffing, creating a pocket.
  4. Press the stuffing once covered to pack it.
  5. On a medium high flame, heat the pan for 2-3 mins.
  6. Place it on the heated pan.
  7. Cook the pizza pocket on both sides for a minute each.
  8. Once the cheese starts melting, the pizza pocket is ready.
  9. Once ready cut it into 3 triangles.
  10. Serve the stuffed pizza (quesadillas) with the onion relish

How to Make Stuffed Pizza or Quesadillas Video
    For the onion relish:
     
  1. Grind 1 tsp of whole black pepper
  2. Take a whole onion, chop into circular slices, add ground black pepper, salt according to taste and 1/4 cup orange juice
  3. Stir everything well
  4. Chill for an hour before serving
 
  

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