Leftover Roti Veg Quesadilla

Quesadilla from the leftover roti is the best use of the overnight roti’s. Veg Quesadilla is a popular Mexican dish with loads of vegetables and is famous in the US. It resembles a lot to tacos and is spicy.

What Is A Veg Quesadilla?

Veg Quesadilla is a Mexican dish that contains cooked vegetables and sauces. Sometimes, this is made in a non-vegetarian version as well that contains meat.

Ideally speaking, a veg quesadilla is similar to the Mexican version of India’s sabzi-roti. However, instead of rolling in a chapati, present with folding the chapatis in half.

This type of quesadilla that we fold in half is known as a half quesadilla. If we use two chapatis and fill them in a sandwich or burger manner, which means placing the filling in between, it will be a whole quesadilla.

Typically, in Mexico, tortillas are typical to use. Tortillas are thin flatbread of wheat flour or of corn flour which in India is commonly known as Roti.

There are no definite ingredients for the filling of the quesadilla. However, black beans are more in use to put in it over there. Sometimes, one can also include meat and chicken in it. One can add avocado and cilantro to give it a pleasantly tangy taste.

Tips For Veg Quesadilla

• The recipe for a veg quesadilla is customizable. You can even invent your version of quesadillas in your home.
• Vegetables should remain slightly crunchy and not be mushy or too soft.
• Popularly, Mexicans enjoy this with famous Mexican salsa sauce. The sauce is much spicy in comparison. If you are a fan of spice and heat, then you should try it with that.
• Schezwan sauce can be a substitute for salsa sauce. You can even try guacamole, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, or can get a Mexican dip to have it with.
• One can heat Quesadillas in a simple pan, grill, or bake them in an oven. And you can enjoy it anytime you can.
• To store them, wrap them separately in a plastic wrap/food wrappers once they are room temperature. Then refrigerate them in an air-tight container. this remains edible for two days.
• Brush them with oil or butter before reheating the stored quesadillas.
• Skip cheese or butter for a vegan veg quesadilla.
• Use readymade seasoning for more flavours in your quesadillas.
• Tortillas make a gluten-free version of these quesadillas.

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Ingredients of Veg Quesadilla

• Cooking Oil - 3-4 tbsp
• Onion - 1 pcs (Medium Size Chopped)
• Capsicum - 1/2 pcs (Medium Size)
• Carrot - 1/2 pcs (Medium Size)
• Cabbage - 1/4 pcs (Medium Size)
• Corn - 2 tbsp (Boiled)
• Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Coriander-Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp
• Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tbsp
• Lemon Juice - 1.5 tbsp
• Cheese - 40 gm
• Tomato Sauce - As Per Taste
• Chapati - 3-4 pcs
• Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp
• Green Chutney - 2 tbsp
• Cheese - As Per Taste
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Cheese - As Per Taste

Steps for Veg Quesadilla

• Put oil in a heated pan. Drop chopped onions and saute it.
• Add chopped capsicum,  carrot, and cabbage and cook for a bit.
• Now add boiled corn, ginger-garlic paste, cumin-coriander powder red chili powder, turmeric powder,  garam masala, salt, and lemon juice. Mix everything properly.
• Then add grated cheese and tomato sauce. Mix again. Cook for a minute
• Take a chapati. Spread mayonnaise on half of it and spread green chutney on the other half of the chapati.
• Grate some cheese on it. Now put the cooked vegetables on one half of the chapati and then fold the other half to cover it. Press the chapati a little and remove the extra vegetable fillings from it.
• Melt some butter in a heated pan. Place the quesadilla in the pan and roast it a bit. Meanwhile, spread butter on the upper side of the chapati.
• Flip the quesadilla carefully and roast the other side as well to gain a nice light brown color.
• Veg quesadilla is ready. Garnish it with grated cheese and serve it with sauce or dip.

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