Name: Chicken Enchiladas recipe by Aparajita Dutta at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For Tortilla:; All Purpose Flour 2 cups; Baking powder 1 tea spoon; Salt 1 tsp; Oil 2 table spoon; Boiling water as required to make a soft dough; For Enchiladas Sauce:; 2 cloves garlic; 1 onion finely chopped; 150 gms tomato puree; 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder; 1 green chillies deseeded; 6 sprigs of coriander; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp salt; Few grindings of black pepper; Mixed herb 1 tea spoon; 2 teaspoon all purpose flour mixed with water; Topping:; Motzerella or any processed cheese; For Chicken filling:; Boneless chicken 500 gram; Vinegar 1 tea spoon; Minced garlic 3-4; Onion minced 1; Chopped capsicum half cup; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; Dried Oregano; Salt to taste

ABOUT Chicken Enchiladas RECIPE

A famous Mexican chicken dish. This is superb yummy and tasty. Freshly made tomato sauce smeared over fresh homemade tortillas which are stuffed with chicken, topped with cheese and baked golden.

Ingredients Serving: 3

For Tortilla:
All Purpose Flour 2 cups
Baking powder 1 tea spoon
Salt 1 tsp
Oil 2 table spoon
Boiling water as required to make a soft dough
For Enchiladas Sauce:
2 cloves garlic
1 onion finely chopped
150 gms tomato puree
1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
1 green chillies deseeded
6 sprigs of coriander
1 Tbsp oil
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
Few grindings of black pepper
Mixed herb 1 tea spoon
2 teaspoon all purpose flour mixed with water
Topping:
Motzerella or any processed cheese
For Chicken filling:
Boneless chicken 500 gram
Vinegar 1 tea spoon
Minced garlic 3-4
Onion minced 1
Chopped capsicum half cup
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
Dried Oregano
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder

Instructions

How to Make Enchiladas
For filling:
Boil and shread chicken
Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic and onion chopped.
Fry until fragrant.
Add capsicum, chicken, salt, pepper, oregano.
Mix until combined. Filling is ready.
For Enchilada Sauce:
Heat oil in a sauce pan.
Add garlic, onion. Fry till fragrant.
Now add the tomato puree, water, mixed herb, salt, pepper and red chili powder.
Let it shimmer.
Now add the all purpose flour mixture.
Shimmer for 5 minutes. It will thicken lightly.
Sauce is ready.
To prepare the tortillas:
Add all the ingredients except water and incorporate them with the help of palm.
Now add the boiling water and knead to make a soft dough.
Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave it for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes make thin Roti's and put them in very hot tawa.
Cook from both sides. Tortilla is done.
Make all tortillas.
:To assamble the Enchiladas:
Take some enchilada sauce on the bottom of a baking pan.
Add the cooked enchilada chicken on each tortilla.
Pour some Enchilada sauce over each tortilla.
Roll it and arrange on the baking pan.
Repeat for all tortillas.
Then top with the Cheese and enchilada sauce.
Bake 180C for 10 minutes or untill the cheese melts.
Top with some chopped coriander and tomato and serve hot.

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