Description
Paneer is sautéed with veggies and beans for a fun new take on tacos and served with rice, fresh salsa, and avocado cream.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 8 Taco shells
Avocado Cream Sauce
- 1 avocado, big
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) yogurt
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 tbsp (22 ml) lime juice
Rice
- 1 cup (240 ml) rice
- 1 tbsp cilantro/coriander, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lime juice
Veggies
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) sweet corn
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) black beans, cooked
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) paneer, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 green pepper/capsicum, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- juice of half time
- 3/4 tsp taco seasoning
- salt, to taste
Instructions
Avocado Cream Sauce
- Cut and peel the avocado and take out it’s pulp in a bowl.
- Add greek yogurt to it.
- Transfer to a food processor, add lime juice, salt and pepper and pulse till smooth and creamy. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Rice
- Take 1 cup of cooked rice in a bowl. I used long grain Asian rice, you can use any rice of your choice.
- Add chopped cilantro/coriander leaves, some lime juice to it.
- Mix till well combined and set aside.
Veggies
- Add 1 tsp of oil to a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds to it and wait till the seeds crackle.
- Once the seeds crackle and the paneer cubes, sliced green pepper and taco seasoning. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Now add cooked black beans, corn and salt to taste. Mix everything together till well combined
To Serve
- Place the rice, avocado cream sauce, tomato salsa and the veggies in separate bowls.
- Also place the taco shells and let everyone make their own tacos with their choice of filling and toppings!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 380