Veg Chalupa

Chalupa is a Mexican Dish, it is basically a thick fried wheat flour shell filled with kidney beans, sour cream, cheese, salsa, and shredded lettuce. Fillings can vary based on veg or non-veg preference.

Ingredients

1 cup Whole wheat flour
1/2 cup All purpose flour/Maida
1/2tsp Baking Powder
3-4 Tbsp Oil
Milk as needed( for kneeding)
salt to taste

Filling

1 Medium sized Tomato, Chopped
1 Medium sized Onion, Chopped
1 cup Chopped Lettuce
1/2 cup Sour cream
1 cup Kidney Beans
1/2 cup Salsa
1/2 Cup grated Cheddar cheese ( optional)

Procedure

Soak the kidney beans overnight and pressure cook them with salt and water till soft.
Take a bowl and mix whole wheat flour, maida, salt and baking powder, add oil and mix well, now pour milk as required and make a soft dough. Cover with wet cloth and keep aside for half an hour.

Now divide the dough in 5-6 equal sized balls and roll them into thick chapattis, prick them with a fork and deep fry them in hot oil on medium flames.

Using a tong fold the chapatti into half, creating a concave container. Fill each pocket with kidney beans, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and smear sour cream and salsa and top it with grated cheddar cheese and it's ready to be served.

PS:

SOUR CREAM RECIPE: 1/2 cup plain buttermilk, 1 cup thick cream, mix well.

SALSA RECIPE: 1 Medium Sized Onion, 2 Large Tomatoes, 1 Green chilli, 1/4 Green capsicum, some fresh coriander leaves. Kosher Salt to taste, pinch of cumin powder and black pepper powder. Toss them all in a blender and make a chunky paste. Add some lemon juice if you need it to be extra tangy.