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Smashed Desi Mexican Tacos The Crispy Flatbread Taco Mashup You Need to Try Right Now

Crispy smashed roti meets bold Indian spices, creamy corn salad & sriracha the fusion taco you never knew you needed!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 200 grams paneer crumbled
  • 0.5 cups kidney beans boiled & drained
  • 2 teaspoons garlic thinly sliced (for frying)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 teaspoons red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoons cumin powder
  • 1 cups sweet corn boiled & drained
  • 1 cups iceberg lettuce shredded
  • 1 cups thick strained yogurt Greek yogurt/labneh
  • 1 teaspoons garlic minced (for salad)
  • 1 teaspoons chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoons jalapeños finely chopped
  • 4 rotis / small Indian flatbreads
  • 1 teaspoons oil for pan-frying
  • 1 teaspoons sriracha sauce to taste
  • 1 teaspoons jalapeños sliced (for topping)
  • 1 pinch salt to taste

Instructions

  • Make fried garlic: Heat a little oil in a pan over medium heat. Add 2 teaspoons garlic, thinly sliced (for frying) and fry until golden and crispy. Remove and set aside.
  • Mix the filling: In a bowl, combine 200 grams paneer, crumbled, 0.5 cups kidney beans, boiled & drained, the fried garlic, 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped, 1 teaspoons red chili powder, 1 teaspoons cumin powder, and 1 pinch salt, to taste. Mix well until spices coat everything evenly. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  • Make creamy corn salad: In a separate bowl, mix 1 cups thick strained yogurt (Greek yogurt/labneh), 1 teaspoons garlic, minced (for salad), 1 cups sweet corn, boiled & drained, 1 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded, 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped, 1 teaspoons chili flakes, 1 teaspoons jalapeños, finely chopped, and 1 pinch salt, to taste. Stir until thick and creamy. Refrigerate until assembly.
  • Smash & fry the rotis: Heat a cast iron or non-stick pan on medium-high with 1 teaspoons oil (for pan-frying). Place a roti flat in the pan and press down firmly with a spatula — hold for a few seconds. Cook 2–5 minutes
  • per side until golden, crispy, and lightly charred. Repeat for all rotis.
  • Assemble & serve: Lay a hot crispy roti flat. Spoon on a generous portion of the spiced paneer-bean filling, then top with a big scoop of the creamy corn salad. Drizzle with 1 teaspoons sriracha sauce, to taste and finish with extra 1 teaspoons jalapeños, sliced (for topping). Fold like a taco and eat immediately!