Paneer Tacos are an Indian Mexican Fusion Recipe. In this delicious easy Lunch Recipe, we use roasted paneer in Indian spices using Roti as the base with Mexican flavours. It only takes 20 minutes to assemble this typical Kid friendly dish.
A taco is a traditional Mexican dish where small hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla is stuffed with different fillings, topped with cheese. This dish can be done with both crispy tortilla and soft tortilla as well. When using a soft taco, it is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand. However, there are so many fusion versions around these tacos.
I have previously made chicken tacos, Roasted Vegetables, and Paneer Tacos using Corn Shells, this time for the Fusion Platter spread, I wanted to go with Indian flavours using Chapati as the base.
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The Fusion Platter I created features different fusion cuisines like Indo Chinese, Indo Mexican. The Platter features all kid-friendly dishes like Roti Noodles, Roti Nachos, Chinese Bhel, Garlic Noodles, and Gulab Jamun Trifle along with these Paneer Tacos. I made it for dinner and the entire cooking time was about 1.5 hours only as I used chapatis as the base.
For all the dishes, I used roasted vegetables for the fillings. I mixed and matched all the dishes serving with dips that were served together. You can serve different dips like Easy Mexican Cheese Dip for Tortilla Chips, Homemade Tomato Salsa, etc.
Other Mexican dishes you can try are these Arizona Cheese Crip, Burritos Stuffed with Red Beans with Tomato Salsa
We make this Desi Style Paneer Tacos with roasted capsicum, onions and mixed with roasted paneer. After filling up the Chapatis, we top the filling with cheese and microwave for 30 to 40 seconds for the cheese to melt. I have also used chili flakes and green chilies, so this is surely a Spicy Paneer Tacos that make this an Easy Lunch Recipe.
Other fusion dishes you may like are this Chilli Paneer Gravy
Sharing these mess-free tacos to celebrate my Blog Anniversary this month.
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How to make Paneer Tacos
For the Tacos
Take the Wheat Flour in a wide bowl and add Salt, Oil. Slowly add water and knead to a soft and stiff dough.
Cover with a wet cloth and let it rest for 20 to 30 mins until you get the stuffing ready.
Once you are ready to make the wheat tortilla or rotis, knead once again and divide into 4 equal balls.
Dust each ball and roll into a 7-inch disc.
Heat a tawa and grease with oil.
Cook the roti on both sides until done. Continue with all balls, keep them aside to assemble.
For the Paneer with Taco Seasoning:
Use Homemade or Store-bought Paneer, cube it into 1-inch pieces.
Heat a nonstick pan with butter, add the paneer, sprinkle the taco seasoning ingredients on the paneer, and toss well until well mixed.
Adjust seasoning and keep it aside.
For the Filling
Heat a nonstick pan with 1 tsp butter, saute the onions until slightly browned, then add the vegetables and quickly saute everything until cooked.
Add salt and pepper powder, add the roasted paneer and combine well. keep it aside.
Assembling the Tacos, the Indian Mexican Fusion Recipe
Place the cooked rotis on a plate, divide the stuffing on all the four rotis
On the serving plate, stack fold roti next to each other, top with grated cheese, and microwave for 40 seconds until it melts.
Serve right away.
Paneer Tacos ~ Indian Mexican Fusion Recipe
Ingredients
For the Tacos
- 2 cups Wheat Flour
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- Water to knead to a stiff dough
- Cooking Oil for cooking
For the Taco Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon Butter
- 2 cups Paneer
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- Salt to Taste
For the Filling
- 1 teaspoon Butter
- 1 cup Onions
- 1/2 cup Capsicum
- 1/4 cup Beans
- 1/4 cup Carrot
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper Powder
For the Topping
- 1/2 cup Mozzeralla Cheese
- 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
How to make Paneer Tacos
For the Tacos
- Take the Wheat Flour in a wide bowl and add Salt, Oil. Slowly add water and knead to a soft and stiff dough.
- Cover with a wet cloth and let it rest for 20 to 30 mins until you get the stuffing ready.
- Once you are ready to make the wheat tortilla or rotis, knead once again and divide into 4 equal balls.
- Dust each ball and roll into a 7-inch disc.
- Heat a tawa and grease with oil.
- Cook the roti on both sides until done. Continue with all balls, keep them aside to assemble.
For the Paneer with Taco Seasoning:
- Use Homemade or Store-bought Paneer, cubed into 1-inch pieces.
- Heat a nonstick pan with butter, add the paneer and sprinkle the taco seasoning ingredients on the paneer and toss well until well mixed.
- Adjust seasoning and keep it aside.
For the Filling
- Heat a nonstick pan with 1 tsp butter, saute the onions until slightly browned, then add the vegetables and quickly saute everything until cooked.
- Add salt and pepper powder, add the roasted paneer and combine well. keep it aside
Assembling the tacos
- Place the cooked rotis on a plate, divide the stuffing on all the four rotis
- On the serving plate, stack fold roti next to each other, top with grated cheese, and microwave for 40 seconds until it melts.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
That's indeed one amazing fusion recipe. Paneer tacos with roti as the base. So good Valli. I wish I could grab one from the screen.
Radha says
This is amazing fusion flavor recipe! My kids would love it.