Paneer Tacos - Indian Mexican Fusion Recipe
Paneer Tacos with fajita vegetables are beautiful and delicious Indo-Mexican fusion Tacos. Dazzle your guests with these delicious street style desi tacos.
Servings: 6
Calories: 265kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
For Paneer Taco Stuffing
- 1 cup paneer cubed
- 1 red bell pepper cut into bite size pieces
- 1 green bell pepper cut into bite size pieces
- 1 yellow bell pepper cut into bite size pieces
- 2 Tablespoon Taco seasoning adjust per taste
- 2 Tablespoon lime or lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoon water to make a paste
- Salt - adjust per taste
For the Creamy Cilantro Marinade
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- ½ cup chopped cilantro leaves
- 2 green chilies
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- Salt per taste
For Tacos and optional garnishes
- 12 corn tortillas
- Chopped red onions lemon wedges, cut cilantro, avocado slices, tomato salsa or cheese
Instructions
Marinate the veggies and paneer
- Make the green cilantro chutney sauce by blending together yogurt, cilantro leaves, green chilies, garlic and salt.
- In a large bowl, add oil, lime or lemon juice, minced ginger and garlic and taco seasoning and two spoonful of water. Whisk until everything is well combined
- Cut the veggies and paneer into bite size cubes. Make sure to remove the seeds of the color peppers. Add the marinade to the paneer and veggies cubes. Stir until every piece is well coated with the marinade. Refrigerate for minimum of 1 hour.
Cook the Taco Stuffing
- After an hour, take the stuffing out of the refrigerator. Heat a skillet on high heat. Spray with a oil spray. Add the panner veggie stuffing mixture to the pan in a single layer.
- Cook for 4 to 5 minutes on high medium heat until paneer is nicely browned. Veggies should be crispy and tender. Remove pan from heat. Stuffing is ready.
Prepare the tacos
- Warm up the tortillas either in Microwave or char grilling on the stove.
- Spoon the paneer-veggie taco stuffing on to each tortilla. Add additional toppings like cut cilantro, onions or cheese if desired. Drizzle cilantro green sauce over the stuffing.
- Fold the tortilla in the middle. Pick up from the plate and DEVOUR !!
Notes
How To make the Paneer Vegetable Taco Stuffing in the Air Fryer or Oven?
Arrange the marinated paneer and vegetable mixture in a single layer on the air fryer grill or the baking sheet. Choose 350 Fahrenheit temperature for 12 minutes. Make sure to toss the mixture mid way through for even air frying or baking.Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g