Traditional Mexican Enchiladas Are Not What You'd Expect | Mexican Food

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with less fat.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: beans

Tofu or beans are plant-based alternatives that reduce meat consumption.

tomatillos

🥗Healthier: green tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned green chilies

Green tomatoes mimic the tangy flavor of tomatillos.

Roast the green tomatoes along with bhavnagari chillies till they get charred nicely on an open flame.

Let it cool down a little & scrape off the over-burnt skin.

In a blender jar, add roasted tomatoes & chillies along with garlic, fresh coriander leaves, lemon juice, and salt. Blend to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Melt the butter in a thick-bottomed pan over medium flame, then add chopped garlic and onions, sautéing until translucent.

Add all-purpose flour and mix well, ensuring it doesn't turn brown.

Add a little vegetable stock to the pan and mix well to avoid lumps, then add the rest of the stock and stir until thickened.

Add the prepared green salsa to the sauce and combine well, then switch off the flame and let it cool down.

Once the sauce cools, stir in the sour cream.

In a mixing bowl, combine boiled red kidney beans, chopped red and yellow bell peppers, green chillies, and grated cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper, then mix well.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Heat a pan, drizzle a dash of oil, and toast the tortillas on both sides.

Spread a spoonful of the prepared sauce on each tortilla, cut them in half, and place the rajma mixture onto each tortilla, rolling them up.

Pour some of the prepared sauce into a baking dish and spread evenly, then place the rolled tortillas seam-side down in the dish.

Pour more sauce over the tortillas and top with additional grated cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 18-20 minutes, or until the cheese melts.

Once done, take it out from the oven and let it cool on a rack.

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