Tortilla vegetable wrap is one type of appetizer, that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a snack. It is also a great dish to pack in a lunch box.
The art of tortilla is a Mexican specialty. Preparing and cooking tortilla wrap in an Indian style with the use of spices and vegetables in wraps is a fusion of two different cultures.
Basically, the vegetable wrap is filled with beans, corn, peppers, and yogurt sauce. It’s easy, and delicious.
It is better to use fresh vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and spinach for this recipe. One of the most popular ways to eat tortilla wraps is with aioli or guacamole. You can also use different herbs or spices for seasoning your wrap.
How to make Tortilla bread?
Tortillas are the perfect alternative to bread to make any vegetable, meat wrap, or roll. Tortilla bread is a type of quick bread, which makes it a versatile and easy-to-prepare food.
Tortillas are a staple of Mexican cuisine and can be eaten as a main dish or as a side dish. Those are often made from corn, but they can also be made from wheat or other grains.
A tortilla is similar to the Indian roti and the Middle Eastern pita bread.
The process is simple:
1) Mix the ingredients (whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, and vegetable oil) together in a large bowl.
2) Add the water and mix well to form a soft dough.
3) Cover the dough with plastic wrap or a wet towel for 15 minutes so it can rest. The resting time will help make tortilla bread more fluffy after baking.
4) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes before you bake the tortilla bread dough.
what goes in a vegetable wrap?
The vegetables used for wraps usually include Corn, bell pepper, tomatoes, onions, and carrot. There may also add some meats as ham or salami included.
Also, Some vegetables that are commonly used for wraps are cabbage, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers. And those are spices with Indian spices like chilly, cumin powder, cilantro, and garam masala.
Other spreads include hummus or tzatziki sauce to make the vegetable wrap taste more like a Greek salad sandwich.
Side sauces for tortilla wrap
Some popular side dishes for tortilla vegetable wrap include:
Guacamole
Garlic mayo dip
Cumin flavored mashed beans
tzatziki
vegetable Wrap
Filled with Indian spiced cooked vegetable served with salsa.
2
servings30
minutes15
minutes300
kcal45
minutesIngredients
- Tortilla Wrap
1 cup All-purpose flour
1/3 cup Water
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Salt
Baking powder (little)
- Vegetable for stuffing
1/2 slices Green pepper
1/2 sliced Red pepper & yellow pepper
1 no Red Onion
1/2 cup Corn
1 no Small Carrot
Chopped cilantro
1 no Red tomatoes
1/2 cup Grated Cheese (cheddar)
- For Dips
Tomato Salsa
Mint Sauce
Garlic mayo
- Indian Spices
1/2 tbsp Paprika powder
1/2 tbsp Roasted cumin powder
1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
1 tbsp Lemon juice
Salt
Chat Masala
2 tbsp Oil
Directions
- Mix the flour, water, salt, and baking soda in a bowl until it becomes like a dough. Knead the dough and add the vegetable oil and knead again. Cover the dough with a wet cloth, at least a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Julienne all vegetables, and keep them aside.
- Brown the garlic with heated oil in a frypan. Add all the vegetables, and stir it well. Then add all the Indian spices, stir again. Cook until tender. Check the seasoning.
- Then take the dough. Divide the dough into 2 portions.
- Take each portion in your palms, flatten it so that it becomes circular in shape – Dust with some flour if required.
- And roll it out into a thin circle 4-5 inches in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cook on a skillet with medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side or just enough to get some browning on the outside edges.
- Then place the tortilla bread, and Add vegetables on one end of the tortilla bread and then add cheese and salsa.
Fold in the sides of the tortilla bread and then roll it up tightly until it has formed a cylinder shape with all ingredients inside. - Then take a frying pan. Add little oil. Then place the tortilla wrap on it. Grill each side for about 1 or 2 minutes.
- When it is cooked, remove it from the frying pan. Cut half, and serve hot.
