Full Written Recipe for Dabeli Tacos

Prep time: 30-35 minutes (includes dough resting time)

Cooking time: 25-30 minutes

Serves: 5-6 people

For dough

Ingredients:

•Corn meal | मकई का आटा 1 cup

•Refined flour | मैदा 1/2 cup

•Salt | नमक to taste

•Turmeric powder | हल्दी पाउडर 1/2 tsp

•Water | पानी as required

Method:

•To make the dough for tacos, add corn meal, refined flour, salt & turmeric powder in a large bowl & mix these dry ingredients well using your hands.

•Further add water gradually to make a medium soft dough, once all the flour comes together knead the dough well for 3-4 minutes.

•Once kneaded, cover the dough with a damp cloth & let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

•Make the dabeli filling while the dough is resting.

For dabeli filling

Ingredients:

•Oil | तेल 1-2 tbsp

•Cumin seeds | साबुत जीरा 1 tsp

•Asafoetida | हींग 1/2 tsp

•Green chilli paste | हरी मिर्च की पेस्ट 1 tbsp

•Dabeli masala | डाबेली मसाला 8 tbsp

•Boiled potatoes | उबले हुए आलू 5-6 mashed

•Tamarind pulp | इमली का पल्प 2 tsp

•Garam masala | गरम मसाला 1 tsp

•Salt | नमक to taste

•Fresh coriander | हरा धनिया as required

•Water | पानी 150-200 ml

Method:

•Set a pan on high flame & once its heated, add the oil & let it heat well.

•Further add the cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chilli paste, dabeli masala & mix all these ingredients well on low flame.

•Then add the boiled & mashed potatoes along with tamarind pulp, garam masala, salt to taste & fresh coriander, mix everything well using your spatula & then add water.

•Smash the mixture well while stirring & cook for 3-4 minutes until the filling reaches a smooth texture, sprinkle a small handful of fresh coriander.

•Your dabeli filling is ready.

Making of taco shells:

•Once the dough has rested, divide it in equal sized dough balls.

•Now take one dough ball & make a roundel of it, then flatten the dough ball & dust some dry flour. 

•Using a rolling pin roll the dough ball into a thin chapati, once you have rolled out a thin chapati, cut equal sized smaller rotis using a 4-inch cookie cutter, you can also use a bowl or utensil cap.

•Once you have cut the smaller rotis, poke multiple holes on them using a fork so that they don’t puff up while frying.

•To set up for the tacos you will need to keep a clean napkin & a rolling pin ready.

•Heat oil to medium hot in a large kadhai to fry the tacos, drop the tacos in the oil & be very attentive because they fry quickly, also make sure that you fry them on medium low flame.

•Once the tacos get some colour, remove them & place them on the napkin, then place the rolling pin in between the taco & fold it to give a taco shape.

•Only fry 1-2 tacos at a time so that you get enough time to shape each one properly, your taco shells are ready. You can store them in an airtight container and stays good for couple of weeks.

For sauce:

Ingredients:

•Mayonnaise | मेयोनीज़ 4-5 tbsp

•Red garlic chutney | लेहसुन कि चटनी 2 tbsp 

•Meethi chutney | मीठी चटनी 1 tbsp 

Method:

•In a bowl add all the sauce ingredients & whisk it well.

•Your sauce for dabeli tacos is ready.

Assembly:

Components:

•Taco shell

•Dabeli filling

•Masala peanuts 1/3 cup

•Grated coconut

•Fresh coriander

•Tamarind mayonnaise sauce

•Pomegranate

Method:

•Chop the masala peanuts into small pieces.

•Take a taco shell & fill the dabeli filling into it, roll & coat the taco in masala peanuts, then grated coconut & then in fresh coriander.

•Drizzle some tamarind mayo sauce on the taco.

•Sprinkle some pomegranate seeds over it. Your dabeli tacos are ready, consume it immediately or else you’ll miss the crunch.