Mexican Style Stuffed Poblano Peppers
I have poblano peppers growing in my garden so I tried this Mexican Style Stuffed Poblano Peppers and it was a great hit on the dinner table. If you don’t […]
Category: Mexican Cuisine
Mexican cuisine is very close to Indian cuisine in spices. They use a lot of chillies and cumin, just like Indian cuisine. In fact, did you know that green chilli originated in Mexico and later it reached India. Today, Indians probably consume the most green chillies in the world.
Here are a few basic things that you must have to make any Mexican dish: Mexican cheese blend, refried or whole beans and totilla. For garnishing you need guacamole, salsa and sour cream.
The good news is that once you learn the basic technique, you can pretty much add your own variations and make a lot many dishes.
Tlayuda – The Mexican Pizza
Tlayuda originates from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. It’s commonly known as Mexican Pizza in other parts of the world. A large wheat flour tortilla is oiled and grilled […]
Salsa Verde
The main ingredients for a Salsa Verde are tomatillos and serrano peppers but there are many variations and techniques to make a salsa verde. You can roast the tomatillos and […]
Tlacoyos
Tlacoyos are a popular Mexican street food for breakfast. I recently got a chance to taste it while passing through a predominantly Hispanic town. It tasted so good that I […]
Orange Salsa
Salsa is a Mexican dip, generally made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and served with all Mexican dishes. In Orange Salsa we add oranges to give it a citrusy punch. It […]
Vegetable Enchilada Casserole
Vegetable Enchilada Casserole is a perfect casserole for any get together. It’s easy to put together, it tastes great, it has a lot of vegetables, lot of protein in the […]
Spinach Mushroom Corn Quesadilla
Queso is cheese in Spanish. A quesadilla is a tortilla with melted cheese inside. But in addition to cheese, you can put practically anything in a quesadilla. Spinach Mushroom Corn […]
Garden Quesadilla with Chipotle Mayo
Quesadillas are originally from Mexico and they are versatile, hearty, and oozing with cheesy deliciousness. You can pretty much fill anything in the tortillas and that makes it really versatile […]
Tortilla
Tortilla is used in many Mexican dishes like Burrito, Quesadilla, Tacos, Fajitas, etc. and the fresher they are, the tastier these dishes become. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: […]
Vegetable Burrito
Burrito is the traditional food of North Mexico. It consists of a wheat flour tortilla wrapped into a cylindrical shape with different types of fillings inside, including refried beans and […]
Vegetable Mexican Quesadilla
A Quesadilla is a flour tortilla filled with kidney beans, cheese and other ingredients and folded in half to form a half-moon shape. This dish originated in Mexico, and the […]
Enchilada
Traditional Enchilada is a corn tortilla, rolled with filling and topped with a chilli pepper sauce. I have tried many different variations of the sauce like Corn Sauce, Tomatillo Sauce […]
Corn Enchilada Sauce
Traditional Enchilada is a corn tortilla rolled with filling inside and topped with a chilli pepper sauce. I try many different variations of the sauce just for fun. Here is […]
Tomato Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada is a corn tortilla rolled with filling inside and topped with a chilli pepper sauce. Traditional enchiladas sauce does not use any tomatoes but I personally like it better […]
Corn Tortilla
Corn Tortillas are a staple food of Mexico. They are used in enchiladas, sizzlers, corn chips and in many more preparations. Preparation Time: 1 hour Servings: 8 Tortillas Difficulty: Easy […]
Rajma Salad
Rajma Salad is a great salad recipe for Sizzlers and Fajitas. Preparation Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients Boiled Rajma 1 cup Red, green and Yellow Capsicum 1 […]
Arroz (Green Rice)
Arroz (Green Rice) is a Mexican preparation. Generally it is used in Burritos, Sizzlers or Fajitas. Preparation Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients Basmati Rice 1 cup Garlic […]
Vegetable Tamale
Tamale is a Mexican dish. Most of the times, you don’t get vegetable Tamales in restaurants. Since I am a vegetarian, I tried this recipe and I must say it […]
Salsa
Salsa is a Mexican dip served with corn chips. Both together make a great appetizer. Preparation Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients Tomatoes 2 Garlic clove 1 Green […]
Mexican Tostada
Tostada is a Spanish word meaning “toasted”. In Mexico and other parts of Latin America, it is the name of various local dishes which are toasted or use a toasted […]