Recipe: Chef Sabyasachi's Pulled Plant Meat Tacos

Plant-based meat is now not so hard to come by

Chef Sabyasachi Gorai proves how delicious meat-free meals can be by filling in crisp tacos with juicy pulled plant-based meat, topped with fresh vegetables and Mexican flavours.

Chef Sabyasachi's Pulled Plant Meat Tacos are just right for a quick lunch, a casual dinner or a weekend gathering and are easy to customise with your favourite toppings and sauces.

Ingredients

Serves: 1-2

For the pulled plant meat stuffing:

• 200 gm plant-based meat, avaiable for purchase online
• 40 gm bhuna masala
• Salt to taste (check if the meat has salt before adding)
• 2-3 tacos

For the hazelnut salsa

• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2-3 sprigs coriander
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• 2 pinches tajin, optional
• 50 gm toasted hazelnuts, chopped
• Salt to taste, about ½ tsp
• Grated cheese, for serving

Method

For the pulled plant meat stuffing:

• Boil the plant meat in a saucepan over medium heat until soft.
  Take off heat, drain, and shred.
  Toss with the bhuna masala and salt.

For the salsa:

• Combine the tomato, onion, chilies, lemon juice, hazelnuts.
  Season and finish with the fresh coriander.

Assembly:

• Fill tacos with the pulled plant meat and top generously with hazelnut salsa.

Recipe: Kind courtesy Hazelnuts for India.

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