This was on my Mexican themed spread day, I prepared Fajita which is a very easy and always a party hit dish. This can be a finger food, as stuffings inside breads, or even as side dish for the main course. As any other Mexican dish, this is on the high side of spiciness and should have a flaming symbol on the plate. I have seen Mexican foods being loved in India because of this spicy factor, as we Indians can't eat Bland food, lol (no offense intended). Jokes apart, I love every cuisine, as even it is different from ours, every single cuisine has its authentic value and taste, that once you get into the soul of each food, you will see the beauty of them.
The base spices are very simple and common in all dishes, it is just the addons vary per dish in their cuisine. According my food ethics, you should maintain the base recipe as is if you are preparing an authentic food of a particular cuisine. Something like, you should not prepare chicken with Chinese sauces and call it Fajita or anything of that sort. One addition to the base recipe I made this time for all dishes of the day was crushed Coriander. I know, that confused face, "what coriander seeds have to do on a Mexican dish". But as I said, it was an addon by me and I can assure you it came out so well with the half crushed seeds adding the subtle coriander flavor.
Fajita, as in Mexico "J" is silent, is pronounced as Fahita, and this is basically a shallow fried chicken sauteed with veggies. It has the spicy sour base, which will make you go over and over for it and licking your fingers. Its unique blend of veggies along with chicken makes it so filling, healthy option and the crisp veggies between the chicken pieces is an awesome feeling to munch over. My hosts for the day were so pleased to see the dish, that the response was again overwhelming "Swathy, what are you doing in IT, Why can't you open up a kitchen". What better feedback a passionate cook would look for. Oh yeah, my friends use to ask this often, then I will respond saying " The day has yet to come". Hopeful about that day, here it goes the recipe for Fajita.
Ingredients:
To fry:
Chicken breasts, sliced - 2 cups (600 gms)Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander corns crushed - 1 tsp
Chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 3 nos
Parsley - 1/4 cup
Yogurt - 2 tbsp
Olive oil - 3 tbsp
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
To saute:
Sliced white onions- 2 small
Green bell pepper, sliced - 1/2
Red bell pepper, sliced - 1/2
Yellow bell pepper, sliced /- 1/2
Spring onions, cut lengthwise - 1/2 cup
Green bell pepper, sliced - 1/2
Red bell pepper, sliced - 1/2
Yellow bell pepper, sliced /- 1/2
Spring onions, cut lengthwise - 1/2 cup
Method:
Mix chicken with all powders. Grind parsley and green chillies to a fine paste and mix with chicken. Add yogurt, chilly flakes and crushed coriander corns and mix well until pieces are coated well.
Pour oil in pan and sauté the chicken for 2 mins. Now cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring in between.
Remove chicken from oil and put the veggies in it. Saute this in high heat to maintain crispiness. Now add the chicken back and mix well.
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