Chicken Fajita is a very popular dish from Mexican and American Cuisine. It is a very eye appealing and tasty dish served with wheat Tortilla, a chapati and roti like flat bread. The green capsicum (Shimla Mirch/ Bell pepper) is readily available in Pakistan, however Red, Orange and Yellow Capsicums can be bought from a large super store. These are available at Naheed Super Market near Bahadurabad in Karachi. Also wheat Tortilla are available at this super market.
Ingredients:
Chicken Fajitas |
Fajitas wraps, Tortilla |
Fajita |
Fajitas Ingredients |
Capsicum in Four Colours |
- Chicken breasts 1 kg , sliced into two along thickness
Marination Ingredients:
- Lemon juice 2 tablespoon
- Oil 1 tablespoon
- Salt 1/2 teaspoon
- Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin seed powder 1 teaspoon
- Ajawin (Oregano) 1/4 teaspoon
- Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
- Fresh Coriander leaves chopped 1/4 cup
- Capsicum (Shimla Mirch/Bell pepper) Red 1/2 Julianne cut
Yellow 1/2 Julianne cut
Orange 1/2 Julianne cut
Green 1/2 Julianne cutOrange 1/2 Julianne cut
- Onion 1 large Julianne cut
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
- Olive oil 1 tablespoonnish:
- Sour cream, Salsa, Lettuce leaves
- Mix together marination ingredients and apply on Chicken breasts.
- Keep in cool for 1-2 hours for marination.
- Now grill on a griller or non stick frying pan or iron skillet.
- Apply oil during grilling.
- Cool and cut grilled chicken into Julianne cut style.
- Keep aside.
- Now in a frying pan heat 1-2 tablespoon oil.
- Add bell peppers, onion, salt and black pepper.
- Saute till soft.
- Mix prepared grilled chicken. Mix cook for few minutes and then remove from heat.
- Delicioud Chicken Fajitas is ready.
- Serve with Flour Tortilla/Roti/Chapati.
- Usually Wraped in Tortilla/Roti/Chapati and pour over Sour cream/Salsa and Garnish with Lettuce leaves and avocado slices