The Homemade Hard Taco Shells Recipe

Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients:

  • salt
  • flour (maida)
  • makki ka atta (yellow corn meal flour)
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Homemade Taco Shells Recipe, we will first preheat oven to 180 C
  • Place top rack of oven on middle level and line bottom rack with a drip tray or even foil
  • Sieve the makki ka atta flour, maida and salt together in a deep bowl
  • Add oil and little warm water at a time and knead into a stiff dough
  • Divide the Taco dough into 15 equal portions
  • Roll out a portion into a 4 inch diameter circle by dusting in maida while rolling
  • Once rolled, prick the taco dough with a fork
  • This will prevent it from puffing
  • Next drape the corn taco on the baking grill rack
  • They will spread over two rows of the grill rack
  • Once you have arranged all the tacos in the grill rack like shown in the picture, place them in the oven
  • Bake for 7 to 10 minutes until you see the taco are crispy and lightly browned
  • Keep a watch on the taco as each oven acts differently
  • Mine turned over brown the first time I made
  • So monitor till you understand how the oven behaves with the taco
  • Once done, remove the Hard Taco Shells from the oven and allow it to cool completely
  • The Taco Shells will continue to harden while it cools down
  • Serve the Hard Taco Shells along with Baked Beans, Salad, Refried Beans, Chilli Paneer, Chicken Tikka Filling & more