Preethi's online cookbook: Salsa and Tortilla Chips

Salsa and Tortilla Chips

Author: kittymatti / Labels: Awards, Mexican

Salsa and Chips

The all time favourite Mexican starter :)

Tortilla Chips:
You will require
1 pkt store bought flour tortillas
Oil for deep frying
Salt and freshly cracked pepper for seasoning

Cut each tortilla into 6-8 parts and deep fry till golden and oil stops bubbling. Make sure that you fry it enough so that it stays really crisp. Sprinkle salt and cracked pepper to taste

Salsa (Tomato based)

You will need
5 juicy tomatoes
1/2 onion
1/2 red bell pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 scallions (spring onion)
2 jalapeno peppers
2 Serrano peppers
3 +2 tsp olive oil , fresh cilantro-a handful
salt, pepper, chilli powder to taste
Juice of 1/2 lime to taste

Take a pan and add some olive oil in it. Keep the flame in high
Roughly chop all the above veggies. Roast on high till they get slightly charred at the base.
Turn them around and allow the other side to get charred. Allow it to cool.
Roughly grind into a coarse mixture without adding water in a blender. Add some olive oil while grinding.
Add salt, pepper, chilli powder and lime juice to suit your taste
Enjoy with tortilla chips!
Radhika has awarded me with the International Bloggers' Community Award. Thanks a lot for the award. Really sweet of u!

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33 comments:

Rika said...: Congrats on the award and i love salsa didn't know it was so easy to prepare..thanks for the recipe; July 23, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Unknown said...: Hey preethi congrats on the award!!Homemade tortilla chips a?Super!!Rendum nalla combo; July 23, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Home Cooked Oriya Food said...: wow - my favorite combo too...
never made it at home though...; July 23, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Lakshmi said...: Salsa looks tempting yaar with those chips around.; July 23, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Mangala Bhat said...: wow! Nice combo! Very nice :); July 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Padma said...: Congrats on your award Preethi... hope you too had a good break .... homemade chips and salsa looks great and very tempting :); July 23, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Andhra Flavors said...: nice presentation.; July 23, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Renus Kitchen said...: congrats on the award! and nice way of making tortilla chips !; July 24, 2009 at 1:53 AM
Pari Vasisht said...: congrats for the award and salsa looks yum!; July 24, 2009 at 5:12 AM
lissie said...: nice combo...yummy salsa recipe! congrats on your award!; July 24, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Deepthi Shankar said...: lovely salsa .. nice snack for munching; July 24, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Saritha said...: Congrats on your award preethi.Salsa looks delicious :); July 24, 2009 at 8:39 AM
lubnakarim06 said...: Oh wow.....salsa looks drool worthy......; July 24, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Unknown said...: Lovely dish, very nice presentation.; July 24, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Anonymous said...: Thats a great combo and the salsa makes me drool..!!; July 24, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Anonymous said...: seattle is witnessing a slight chill the last 2 days..and this chips anjd salsa is the best thing that i can ask for. thank u.; July 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Avisha said...: Congrats on your award Preethi. Home made chips and salsa always a great combo for parties.; July 24, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Prasukitchen.blogspot.com said...: Congrats on ur award dear!! looks tempting nice one.; July 24, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Unknown said...: Salsa looks tangy and delicious. Great appetizer.; July 24, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Unknown said...: wow mouthwatering recipe and nice click looks great.; July 25, 2009 at 5:44 AM
Dhanya Ganesh said...: Congrats dear.Chips and dip looks yum:).; July 26, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Parita said...: hey dear, congo for the award! tortillas and salsa is perfect snack!; July 26, 2009 at 11:05 AM
kittymatti said...: hey thank u all guys! makes me feeel so good!; July 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Nithya said...: Hi Preethi

Yummy it looks. will be trying it soon.

I have nominated you for the Kreativ blog award. Kindly take it from my blog please. :); July 27, 2009 at 7:01 AM
Padma said...: Preethi... I have an award for you in my blog dear :)
http://padmasrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/07/kreativ-blogger-award-d.html; July 27, 2009 at 7:22 PM
kittymatti said...: thank u nithya and padma!; July 27, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Doloncookbook said...: Congrats on award ... & loved the picture ....; July 28, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Doloncookbook said...: Congrats for the award ... I loved the picture ... Nice presentation too...; July 28, 2009 at 9:45 AM
dsdsds said...: hi Preeti,
Please accept your award from my blog
Regards,
Hema.; July 28, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Unknown said...: Preethi,Ive nominated u for the Kreativ blogger award..Pls accept it and Parandhu vaa to my blog :); July 28, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Preety said...: my fav starter too..; July 28, 2009 at 7:41 PM
kittymatti said...: thank u hema and ramya, parandhu varen! haha..thnx dolon n preetu; July 28, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Pavithra Elangovan said...: Wow thats my fav too.. congrats on ur award preethi; July 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM

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