QUESADILLA - A GIFT FROM MEXICO

QUESADILLA - A GIFT FROM MEXICO LIKED BY ALL CHEESE LOVERS. FLOUR TORTILLA BLANKET OVER CHEESE AND VEGGIES TO MAKE A COMPLETE MEAL.

Ingredients :

FOR THE TORTILLAS

All purpose flour - 2 Cups
Oil - 1/4 Cup
Salt - 1/2 Tsp
Warm water - for kneading

FILLING

Jack cheese  -  2 Cups (shredded) CAN BE SUBSTITUTED BY CHEDDAR CHEESE
Jalapenos   - handful
Olives - handful
Capsicum - 1/4 cup (small dices)
American corn kernels  - 1/4 cup (boiled)
Salt - 1/4 Tsp
Oil - 1 Tsp

Method :

Mix the flour, salt and oil together and knead into a smooth dough.
Cover and leave the dough aside for half an hour.
Make tennis ball sized balls out of the dough and roll them into thin circular sheets.
Heat a griddle and lightly cook the rolled tortillas over it on both sides (one sheet at one go).

Lightly saute the capsicum and corn in heated oil. Cool.
Mix the sauteed capsicum and corn with the cheese, sliced olives and jalapenos and salt.

Place the filling on each tortilla towards one side (semicircle).
Fold the other side of the tortilla over the other, making a semicircle.
Heat the griddle again and place a filled Quesadilla over it.
Cook on both sides. The cheese inside should melt.
Cut each Quesadilla into two.
Serve hot with salsa sauce or guacamole.