Vegetarian Tacos Recipe (Black Beans Tacos)
Simple and Easy Vegetarian Tacos made with flavourful spiced black beans, salsa, sour cream, cheese is a perfect weekend dinner. This vegetarian refried beans tacos is so good, you will never miss meat. I am sure this will become your families new favorite.
Equipment
Cooking pot
Pressure cooker
Potato masher
Skillet
Ingredients
For Pressure Cooking Black Beans
- 1 cup Dry Black Beans
- 5 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Salt
For Black Beans Mixture
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Garlic peeled and chopped finely
- 1 large Onions peeled and chopped finely
- 2 no Green chillies chopped finely
- 2 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon Paprika
- 2 teaspoon Cumin powder
- 2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
- ¼ cup Coriander Leaves or Cilantro chopped finely
- ½ no Lemon juiced
For Assembling Tacos
- 3 teaspoon Olive Oil
- 12 no Whole Wheat Tortilla mini
- 1½ cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 3 cups Lettuce shredded
- 2 cups Mexican Salsa
- 1 large Onion peeled and chopped finely
- 1 large Tomato chopped finely
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- ½ cup Coriander leaves chopped finely
- 1 no Lemon Wedges
Instructions
- Soaking black beans - Wash and soak black beans in plenty of water for at least 8 to 10 hours or leave them overnight.
- Pressure cooking black beans - Strain the black beans and add it to pressure cooker. Cover with fresh water, add in salt to taste. Cover the pressure cook for 6 to 8 whistle, reduce the flame and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape by itself. Open the cooker to check whether beans are cooked. it should mash easily. Set aside.
- Saute Aromatics Black Beans Filling - Heat olive oil in a pan. Add in finely chopped onions, green chillies and garlic. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes until onions and garlic is aromatic. Add in chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes get mushy. Add in salt, paprika, cumin powder and oregano. Mix this really well into the onion tomato mixture.
- Cooking Black Beans - Pour in the cooked black beans along with any cooking liquid left in the pot. Mix this really well and simmer the pot and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and add in lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. This is your black beans.
- Mashing Black Beans for Tacos - At the time of making tacos, you can reheat the beans till hot and bubbly. Mash the beans really well so it thickens and is mushed up. This way you can top the tacos with the mashed beans easily without spilling over.
- Assembling Tacos - Place the tortilla in a lightly greased skillet. The heat should be very low. Spread some mashed black beans on each tortilla. Add as much as you need. Sprinkle top with shredded mozzarella cheese cover and cook on low heat for 1 minute till cheese is melted. Remove this to a serving plate, Top with lettuce, salsa, sour cream, onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves. Gently fold like a taco and enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Vegetarian Tacos Recipe (Black Beans Tacos)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
502
% Daily Value*
Fat
32
g
49
%
Saturated Fat
13
g
81
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
13
g
Cholesterol
67
mg
22
%
Sodium
2932
mg
127
%
Potassium
1099
mg
31
%
Carbohydrates
40
g
13
%
Fiber
10
g
42
%
Sugar
15
g
17
%
Protein
20
g
40
%
Vitamin A
2742
IU
55
%
Vitamin C
30
mg
36
%
Calcium
406
mg
41
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.