Name: Mexican Nachos with Salsa recipe by Zeenath Fathima at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Maize flour (makki ka aata) 1 1/2 cups; All purpose flour 3/4 th cup; Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp; Red chilli powder 1 tsp; turmeric a pinch; Salt 1 tsp; Cumin powder 1 tsp; Carom seeds crushed 1/2 tsp; oil 2 tbsp; Water to knead a smooth dough 3/4 th cup; Oil to fry 2 cups

ABOUT Mexican Nachos with Salsa RECIPE

The ever popular Mexican fiesta, Nachos are everyone's favourite. Nachos are a Tex Mex dish from Northern Mexico. Originally this dish is composed of tortilla chips covered with cheese or cheese based sauce. There are many variations on this till date. These definitely make for a healthy snack alternative and hence homemade can be really hygienic too.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Maize flour (makki ka aata) 1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour 3/4 th cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
turmeric a pinch
Salt 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Carom seeds crushed 1/2 tsp
oil 2 tbsp
Water to knead a smooth dough 3/4 th cup
Oil to fry 2 cups

Instructions

Take a wide bowl and add all the ingredients to it.
Using water as required, knead a smooth dough.
Quantity of water depends upon the quality of the flours used. You might need more or less accordingly.
Allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 7 to 8 equal sized balls.
Roll each using a plastic sheet or a butterpaper if unable to do it on the board.
Cut into big triangles.
Prick them all over with a fork so that they doesn't puff up.
Deep fry few at a time in batches of three to four or as required.
These get fried very quickly, so keep an eye on them and keep turning them for even cooking.
Keep the triangles a little big for the toppings to be used.
Serve these crunchy homemade Nachos with Salsa.

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