Indian Chicken Smash Tacos Pressure Cooker Style
These Indian Chicken Smash Tacos combine bold spices with ground chicken, smashed under crispy chapatis in a pressure cooker for a vibrant, street food-style taco, complete with fresh toppings like cucumber raita and chutney.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
- 1 Rubber spatula
- 1 Cast iron skillet
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 lb Lean ground chicken
- 1 small Yellow onion finely minced
- ½ bunch Cilantro finely minced
- 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon Kala namak black salt
- ¼ teaspoon Ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Ground coriander
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- 10 Rotis or chapatis cooked
- Neutral oil spray
- 1 English cucumber diced
- 1 Roma tomato diced
- ¼ cup Pickled onions
- 1 batch Cucumber Mint Raita
- 1 batch Cilantro-Mint Chutney
Instructions
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, onion, cilantro, ginger garlic paste, and all the spices until evenly combined.
- Divide mixture into small patties about ¼ inch thick and slightly larger than your tortillas.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high, lightly spray with oil, place a patty in and press a tortilla on top to smash it down.
- Cook 3–4 minutes until chicken is golden brown and cooked through.
- Flip so tortilla is down, cook another 1–2 minutes until crispy and lightly browned.
- Repeat for all patties and tortillas. Serve hot topped with cucumber, tomato, pickled onions, raita, and chutney.
Notes
Top the tacos with anything you’d like – guacamole, red onions, even carrots. Use store-bought raita or chutney to save time.