Chicken Fajitas

I finally made these chicken fajitas today after going through a Mexican food craving for weeks now. It was quite close to the real thing actually, a wholesome week night meal and something that I'll definitely make again.

Ingredients: (serves 2)

For the stuffing:

•1 tablespoon vegetable oil
•1 boneless chicken breast, cut in thin strips
•1 medium onion, cut in wedges
•2 cloves garlic
•2 green or red chillies sliced
•1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and cut in strips •1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and cut in strips
•1/2 zucchini, trimmed, cut in strips
• Salt and pepper, to season

Serve with:
•4 tortillas, warmed (I used store bought ones)
•guacamole (recipe below)
•You can also add sour cream, spanish rice and refried beans for a complete package but I didnt have these on hand, so skipped them 


Method:
- Heat the oil in a heavy pan; cook the chicken strips over high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until cooked. Drain and serve.
- Add the onion, green chillies and garlic to the oil in the pan and sauté over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the bell peppers and zucchini; cook over high heat for 4 minutes, or until the vegetables have begun to have a blackened look around the edges.
- Return the chicken to the pan and heat until sizzling hot.
- Serve right away, with warm tortillas, sour cream and guacamole.
Recipe for making fresh guacamole:
Ingredients

1 ripe avocado
1/2 red onion, minced
1 tablespoon coriander leaves
a pinch of cumin
a pinch of cayenne or red pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tomato chopped
salt, to taste

Method
Scoop out avacado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl. Using a fork, roughly mash the avocado. Add the chopped onion, coriander, lemon, salt and pepper and mash some more. Add chopped tomatoes when ready to serve.

recipe source:
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_guacamole/

Ham and Cheese Crepes in White Sauce

My little invention! A little high on calories but delightful breakfast or dinner recipe :)

What you need:

For the crepe:

- 1 cup all purpose flour

- 2 eggs

- 1/2 cup milk

- 1/2 cup water

- 2 tbsp melted butter

- 1/4 tsp salt 

- pepper to taste 

For the filling:

- Ham 100 gms chopped

- White onion - 1 small chopped

- 3 pearls of garlic chopped

- 1 tbsp olive oil 

- 2 tbsp cheddar cheese grated

To make the crepes:
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.Heat a lightly oiled large sized frying pan over medium high heat. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into the pan and swirl the pan around in a circular motion so that the crepe thins out evenly. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side until light brown. Make all the crepes and keep them aside.

To make the filling:  

Heat olive oil in a pan and add chopped garlic, fry for a minute and add the chopped white onion. Fry for another minute and add the chopped ham. Check seasoning and fry for a few minutes. Take it off the heat. 

Now to serve: 

Warm the crepe a little bit. Spread the white sauce on half of the crepe, top with the ham mixture and sprinkle some grated cheese on top. Close the crepe and serve hot. Yum!