These chana dal tacos are really simple to make, super tasty and a fun way to use up the really nutritious chana dal lying in your pantry.
Chana Dal Tacos in a WordPress Story format (testing this feature):
If you are a finger food person, who wants to keep working on your computer while eating, here’s an easy way to eat your dal and chapathi without sticky hands!!
Step by Step Photos
These tacos are easy to make and you can make them in 2 flavors - Guacamole and cheese!!
Pressure cook chana dal…
Flavor the cooked chana dal with paprika-butter!!
Make fresh guacamole…
Start making tacos….
First heat the tortilla on a pan with some butter to make them slightly brown and pliable.
Now layer the tasty chana dal filling, then guacamole. Toast the folded taco on both sides.
Time for some cheesy tacos…your kids are going to love it!! Layer the following: tortilla, any melty cheese pieces and flavored chana dal.
Serve them with taco sauce. I hope you like it!!
Recipe
Chana Dal Tacos
Course: Blog, Chana dal, TacosCuisine: Mexican Fusion, IndianDifficulty: Easy4
servings30
minutes40
minutesThese chana dal tacos are really simple to make, super tasty and a fun way to use up the really nutritious chana dal lying in your pantry.
Ingredients
Chana dal - 1 cup (1.5 cups water, 15 min pressure)
Tortillas (or rotis/chapathis)
Cheese (any melting kind)
Butter (or vegan butter)
Paprika - 1 tsp
Salt
- Guacamole
Avocados
Chopped onions
Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Jalapeño (de-seeded)
Salt, lime juice
Directions
- Pressure cook chana dal until dal is well cooked, but not mushy. If you are using instant pot, use 1:1.5 water ratio and 15 minutes pressure.
- To a pan add butter, 1 tsp of paprika or chili powder and let it sizzle. Then add the cooked chana dal, salt and stir for a few minutes well. Set the flavored chana dal (for stuffing) aside.
- Make fresh guacamole to go along with the chana dal tacos. Smash with a fork: ripe avocadoes, chopped onions, chopped coriander leaves, jalapenos or green chilis, salt and lime juice.
- To start making tacos: First heat the tortilla on a pan with some butter to make them slightly brown and pliable.
- Now layer the tasty chana dal filling, then guacamole on half tortilla and fold. Toast the folded taco on both sides.
- For cheese flavored tacos: Layer the following: any melty cheese pieces and flavored chana dal on 1/2 tortilla. Fold tortilla. Heat both sides of tortilla until cheese melts.
- Serve with taco sauce
Conclusion
My kids absolutely loved the tacos!! This is a great way to use up Chana dal in your pantry. Instead of the same old lauki chana dal or thogayal etc, why not try something new? If you can make tacos with beans, then surely you can make it with chana dal. It has great texture and it is very simple to make. And really tasty too!!
Do try it and let me know your comments and feedback below.
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Made chana dal tacos today. Everyone loved it. What a change then using pinto or black beans.
Thanks for the idea Swetha.
That’s wonderful to hear Rushita!! Awesome!!