Hot chilli burritos
Wheat-maize wraps with spicy kidney beans, baked in hot sauce with sour cream and cheese
Soft wheat and maize flatbreads rolled around a spicy kidney bean and potato filling, baked in a fiery tomato and red chilli sauce and topped with sour cream and cheese. Serve with extra hot sauce, sour cream, spring onions or salad.
- Total time
- 110 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the dough
For the filling
For the seasoning
For the hot sauce
For the topping
Method
0/14 doneStep 1: Mix 4 ½ oz wheat flour, 2 ⅛ oz maize flour, 2 tbsp oil and ½ tsp salt, and knead into a soft dough, adding ½ cup water a little at a time as needed.
Step 2: Divide the dough into 12 parts and roll each into a 13 cm chapati.
Step 3: Roast each chapati lightly on a hot griddle for about 30 seconds a side. Keep them covered in a cloth.
10 minStep 4: If you are using dried kidney beans (about 150 g dry), soak them overnight and pressure cook with 1 dry red chilli until soft. Drain 12 ½ oz cooked red kidney beans and mash them lightly.
Step 5: Heat 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp butter, add 1 tsp cumin seeds, then sauté 3 onions and 2 tsp garlic paste for 5–6 minutes until brown.
6 minStep 6: Add the beans, 4 tomatoes, 5 ½ oz potatoes, 1 oz spring onions, 5 green chillies, ½ tsp chilli powder, 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp salt. Cook for 8–10 minutes until the gravy thickens.
10 minStep 7: For the hot sauce, soak 3 dry red chillies in a little water for 15 minutes and mash them.
15 minStep 8: Heat 1 tsp oil and sauté 2 onions for 4–5 minutes until brown.
5 minStep 9: Add the mashed chillies, 2 ¼ lb tomatoes, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp dried oregano, 2 tsp vinegar, ½ tsp ground black pepper, ¾ tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar and cook for 2 minutes. Blend and strain.
3 minStep 10: Heat the oven to 350°F. Fill each chapati with a little filling, and spread over a little hot sauce and 1 tsp of ¼ cup sour cream dip.
Step 11: Roll gently with the ends overlapping and arrange in a baking dish, seam side down.
Step 12: Pour the remaining hot sauce on top, spread with ½ cup sour cream dip and sprinkle with 3 ½ oz cheese.
Step 13: Bake for 20 minutes until the cheese melts.
20 minStep 14: Serve with more hot sauce, the remaining ¼ cup sour cream dip, spring onions or salad.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 66 g
- Fat
- 21 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hot chilli burritos take?
- About 110 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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