Homemade Flour Tortillas is a breeze to make. You just need a handful of ingredients and some time on hand. Make these soft tortillas at home and enjoy.
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I love Mexican food a lot. I am going do many authentic dishes from mexico throughout this week.So please check it. Today I am gonna post three basic recipes of mexico,they are Tortillas , Salsa and Refried beans. These are the important dishes in their cuisine and it is basic for so many Mexican dishes. Tortilla is a mexican flat bread which is their staple.. You can find this in every grocery store. But this is so easy to make from scratch and also you can store this fridge or freezer for a long period of time.
Ingredients for Flour Tortillas
All Purpose Flour
Salt
Baking powder
Oil
Boiling water
How to Make Tortilla at Home
- In a mixing bowl add flour,salt,baking powder and oil...Rub this together with your hands till mixed well.
- Pour boiling water in this and using a wooden spoon mix together till it forms a dough..
- Cover this with a damp cloth and set aside for 30 min.
- After 30 min divide this into equal size balls and start rolling into a thin roti.
- Heat a pan to the highest heat..The pan should be so hot before putting the tortilla in it.
- Put the tortilla in the hot pan and cook for 30 sec.Turn it over and press it with a spatula..The tortilla will puff like a balloon.Remove this and put it in a plate.
- Do exactly same with the rest of the dough..
- You could enjoy right away or store in fridge and use within 2-3 days(you could freeze this upto a month).
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Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida -2 cup
- Salt -1 tsp
- Baking powder-1 tsp
- Oil-2 tblspn
- Boiling water-as required
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add flour,salt,baking powder and oil...Rub this together with your hands till mixed well.
- Pour boiling water in this and using a wooden spoon mix together till it forms a dough..
- Cover this with a damp cloth and set aside for 30 min.
- After 30 min divide this into equal size balls and start rolling into a thin roti.
- Heat a pan to the highest heat..The pan should be so hot before putting the tortilla in it.
- Put the tortilla in the hot pan and cook for 30 sec.Turn it over and press it with a spatula..The tortilla will puff like a balloon.Remove this and put it in a plate.
- Do exactly same with the rest of the dough..
- You could enjoy right away or store in fridge and use within 2-3 days(you could freeze this upto a month).
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Flour Tortilla Step by Step
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Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
wow, that looks great, soft and so good. I never added baking powder, so will give that a try 🙂
Mélange
The tortillas has come out perfect,in a professinal manner..The step to step recipe is really useful..
harini-jaya
Good one! As Priya said, I never added baking powder too.
Sunanda
Tortilla looks soft and fluffy..Will go for a delightful breakfast..
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Mugdha
It looks so easy,soft and delicious...will try soon..:)
Jay
Absolutely fabulous presentation...your recipes are great..:)
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Chitra
wow that puffed up tortilla looks so soft and inviting..
Sobha Shyam
i too love mexican food..tortilla looks great, soft..good one Aarthi..
sweetcarolinescooking.com
How great is this!? I love flour tortillas, and better yet, homemade ones. Great post. 🙂
Usha
Tortillas came out soft! Looking forward to the mexican feast
Biny Anoop
its made atleast twice a week but yet i am in love with this...so so thin and perfect
Cooking Creation
Those look fabulous!
Vardhini
Homemade tortilla looks good. Never made it at home ..
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Priya
Wow tortillas from the scratch, good job Aarthi..they looks super prefect..
Archana Vivek
wow superb. Very nice pictorial presentation.
rekhas kitchen
Wow that looks simply superb nice post.
Srivalli
Looks great Arthi..and you added two more..wonderfull
One Healthy Cook
very nice recipe...baking powder is going to make them more soft..I am having a mexican event going on my space ...if you like you can link up with me too...
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Jayashree
Wow.....three posts on a day.....you are on a roll, girl.
Btw, did you use corn flour or all purpose flour?
Priti
Wonderful dear ...looks just fab
Aarthi
@jayashree i used all purpose flour..
Amelia's De-ssert
Nice tortilla, texture look very good.
Santosh Bangar
lovely soft and beautiful tortila
Sin-A-Mon (Monika)
its looks very tempting
Suma Gandlur
Like those soft and delicious tortillas.
Anjali Bapna Shukla
They look totally amazing...bookmarked! 🙂
rajee
Nice Tortilla's.
Anonymous
Can we use wheat flour,pls advice
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use wheat flour
shwetha shenoy
Hi Aarthi, You said we can freeze it up to a month. How do we freeze it? after cooking? and you said we can use within 2 to 3 days.. whats the difference?
Aarthi
@shwetha shenoyif you are keeping it in fridge,Put it in air tight container and use, For freezing lay the tortilla between parchment sheets and put it in a ziploc bag and freeze. You can reheat it it microwave or on tawa
Gul Amna
Is hot water is used in making dough????
Aarthi
@Gul Amnayes hot water is used
Ash
Hi The Aarthy, The tortillas looks very, yummy.
Can I make the dough in the afternoon and then make the tortillas around 6pm for dinner.....
Regards,
Ash
Aarthi
@Ashyes u can make
Anonymous
Great recipes dear,u rock well can't we store these tortillas in fridge or freezer? If yes then how long? Plz mention
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can keep it in fridge for 3 to 4 days. In freezer for many months, lay between sheets of parchment or foil
Anonymous
Hi aarthi
Can I make the same way with wheat flour too?
Or with half wheat and half all purpose flour?
Aarthi
Yes you can make
Ruki
Cool recipe. Do you watch "Bizarre foods on Discovery Tamil?. Please watch it. You'll love it. ( I m a translator working for D Tamil. Most of the times I'm reminded of you, when I come across certain recipes.