Chicken fajitas

Main Dish

4 servings

Very Easy

25 min

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Another showstopper on our dinner table, this is something that I just love to make again and again. I remember I got the first taste of them in a restaurant and since then have just been hooked to them. Its an absolutely no-fuss food which is really simple to make and can actually be put together in a jiffy. The fresh vegetables and the stir fried chicken in the wrap makes it a really healthy choice even more so when the wraps are served with a low fat fresh yogurt sauce. The tortillas too are made fro

Ingredients

For the chicken:

• 2 chicken breasts cut into small strips
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 dried Thyme
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• s&p to taste

For the Fajitas:

• 1 cup All purpose flour (maida)
• 1 cup wheat flour (atta)
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 3/4 tsp salt
• water for kneading

For the Filling:

• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
• 1 cup shredded cabbage / lettuce
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• For the yogurt sauce
• 2 cups hung curd
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• s&p to taste

Preparation

• Marinate chicken in garlic paste, thyme,salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan. Put in the chicken and cook till brown all over. Keep aside to cool.
• Combine all the ingredients for the tortillas together.Then knead for a couple of minutes until the dough is soft and pliable and becomes a little less sticky. Make small equal balls. With the help of a rolling pin, roll the ball into a thin round tortillas.
• Heat a skillet and cook the tortillas till browned on both the sides.
• N a small bowl, mix the hung curd, garlic paste, oregano, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. To assemble the fajitas: (The way I like to make mine)
• Take a tortilla and smooth a spoonful of the yogurt sauce on it. Top it up with some peppers, lettuce, onions, chicken and tomato in the center of the tortilla.
• Fold it tightly from one end to enclose the filling.

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