Mexican Chicken Tikka Quesadilla. Quesadilla is the traditional Mexican food. It use the indian style chicken for the ingredients. Mango and avocado balance the spicy from tikka.
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This chicken quesadilla recipe is good for the whole family.
Today, I will be sharing a popular Mexican dish: the chicken quesadilla.
You can have Mexican Chicken Tikka Quesadilla using 21 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Mexican Chicken Tikka Quesadilla
- It's 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour.
- Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
- It's as needed of water to knead.
- You need 1-1/2 cups of chicken tikkas.
- It's 2 tbsp of oil.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of mustard seeds.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of urad dal (split black gram lentil).
- It's 2 of onions chopped.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of ginger sliced.
- It's 1 tsp. of garlic chopped.
- It's 1 of green chili chopped (optional).
- Prepare 1-2 sprig of curry leaves.
- You need 1 of tomato chopped.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- It's 1 tsp. of sambhar powder.
- Prepare 1 pinch of red chilli powder (optional).
- It's 1 tbsp. of fresh coconut grated.
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp. of coriander leaves chopped.
- You need 1 tsp. of lime juice.
- You need 1/2 cup of cheese grated.
- Prepare as needed of oil to shallow fry.
There are dozens of quesadilla variations (depending on which part of the country you're in), and this variant is very tasty. I'll be explaining how to make your own. This chicken quesadilla recipe has an impressive look and taste with little preparation. The leftover chicken gets Mexican flair from cumin in this fun main dish.
Mexican Chicken Tikka Quesadilla step by step
- Knead a stiff dough by mixing flour, pinch of salt and required quantity of water. Cover with a damp cloth and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes..
- Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the urad dal and saute till light brown. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, chillies and curry leaves. Fry on a medium flame till light golden in colour. Now add the tomatoes and continue to saute till it is slightly mashed..
- Add the chicken tikkas, salt, sambhar powder and red chilli powder. Mix well and saute for 1-2 minutes. When done, add the coconut, coriander leaves and lime juice. Mix well and switch off the flame. Cover and keep aside to cool..
- Divide the dough into 2 equal portions. Roll out each into a chapatti by dusting some flour. Heat a tawa / griddle and dry roast them till done on both sides. Transfer to a plate..
- Add 1 tsp. oil to the pan and place one chapatti over it. Meanwhile let the flame be low. Sprinkle some cheese over it..
- Then spoon the stir fry chicken over it, spreading it evenly..
- Again sprinkle some more cheese.
- And cover it with the other remaining chapatti. Press it gently and cook till the underside becomes crisp and golden in colour..
- Now place a plate over it.
- And flip it over..
- Gently slide it again to the pan and drizzle some oil around the edges..
- Transfer to a serving plate & cut with a pizza cutter into 4-6 slices. Relish with some green chutney or sauce..
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