Kabob smash tacos
Learn how to make these desi-style smash tacos that will be loved by both young and adults.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 447kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs minced beef
- 6 small flour tortillas or 8
- 1 small onion
- 1 green chili
- Few leaves of cilantro
Spices for tacos
- 1.25 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
Ingredients for salsa
- 1 Persian cucumber
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Ingredients for cilantro mint sauce
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1 green chili
- Few leaves of cilantro
- Few leaves of fresh mint
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder or cumin seeds
other ingredient
- 2 tbsp oil if your beef has fat in it then you don't need any oil for cooking the tacos
Instructions
- In a food processor, add onion, cilantro, and green chili to shred these vegetables. Then use a kitchen towel to remove all the excess water.
- Add this mixture to the minced beef and all the spices mentioned for the beef, mix it well, and set aside.
- Make salsa:
- Chop cucumber, onion, and tomato by hand or use a food processor on pulse mode, then add lime juice, salt, and cumin powder. Mix and set aside.
- Make yogurt sauce:
- Add cilantro, fresh mint leaves, green chili, salt, 2 tbsp of yogurt, and cumin powder in a blender. Mix until well combined. Now transfer to a bowl and mix in the remaining yogurt. Taste test for salt.
- Fry smash tacos:
- Divide the minced mixture into 6 or 8 sections. Depending on how many you are making.
- Now, with the help of your hand, spread the mixture evenly over each tortilla. I made six tacos with this mixture, but you can also make 8 if you do a thinner layer.
- Meat will shrink as it cooks, so flatten it out all the way to the edges.
- Now, cook each taco on a hot pan or griddle by placing the beef side down. I cooked it over medium-high heat.
- Once you see the meat change color completely, flip it to the other side and cook for another minute. (It’ll take 2-2.5 minutes in total)
- Add a thin layer of yogurt sauce and a generous layer of salsa.Serve immediately!
Video
Notes
Cook tortillas on a cast iron skillet or a black stone so the beef can cook quickly, and also the tacos can crisp up.
Nutrition
Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1133mg | Potassium: 467mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 288IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 4mg