Spicy Chickpea Tacos Recipe With Indian Twist

Name: Spicy Chickpea Tacos Recipe With Indian Twist
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 pieces Taco Shell (4 Hard taco shells); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato finely chopped); 2 pieces Yellow Onion (2 Onions finely chopped); 2 pieces Green Chili (2 Green Chillies finely chopped); 0 pieces Cilantro (Coriander (Dhania) Leaves finely chopped); 1 cup Chickpeas (1 cup Kabuli Chana (White Chickpeas) soaked Overnight); 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 1 tsp Ground Turmeric (1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 1 tsp Ground coriander (1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); 1 tbsp Chana Masala (1 tablespoon Chana Masala Powder); 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (Oil to cook)

Spicy Chickpea Tacos Recipe With Indian Twist - Mexican Recipes (Mexican)

30 minMexican

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making Spicy Chickpea Tacos Recipe, boil the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker with 1 cup of water for 8 whistles until chickpeas are cooked.
2Turn off the flame and allow the pressure to release naturally. Open the pressure cooker and then drain the excess water. Set the chickpeas aside.
3Heat oil in a kadai on medium flame and add half of the chopped onions into it. Cook for a few minutes and then add ginger garlic paste. Keep cooking on low heat.
4Once the onion is soft, add the dry spices - red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder.
5Next add salt and boiled chickpeas into the pan and give it a good stir. Now add chana masala and keep cooking for 5-7 minutes or till the chickpea is dry and coated with spices. Turn off the heat.
6To assemble the tacos
7You can either use store bought tacos or make them at home by following The Homemade Hard Taco Shells Recipe
8Heat up the taco shells in the microwave and fill them up with spicy chickpeas and garnish them with chopped onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
9Serve Spicy Chickpea Tacos Recipe With Indian Twist along with Spicy Mexican Salsa Recipe, and Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe With Pepper and Olives.