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Fish Black Beans Tacos

Fish Tacos are a light, flavourful meal. The black beans and mango salsa are the perfect complement to the fish. Fish tacos are a good alternative to the regular tacos.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4
Calories: 870kcal
Author: Malathi K

Ingredients

For the salsa:

  • 1 medium mango chopped
  • 1 avocado chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. lime juice
  • ½ tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Cumin Powder
  • Salt to taste

For the fish tacos:

  • 1 lb. Fish fillets- Flounder Tilapia, Salmon (any fish of your choice)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt or adjust to taste
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. Olive oil or veg.oil

For the Tacos:

  • Taco seasoning-1 pkt
  • Taco shells
  • Cilantro chopped-2 bunches
  • Frozen Corn :1 cup at room temp.
  • English cucumber: cut to small pcs.
  • Shredded Mexican cheese-2 cups
  • Spring onions optional 1 bunch, wash and chop fine
  • Lettuce chopped or any salad leaves

For the Greek Yogurt:

  • 1 cup - Yogurt no flavor or plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ tsp Cumin Powder
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • Sugar a pinch
  • Salt to taste

For Black Beans

  • Black beans-1 can low sodium-drain the beans in colander
  • Red onion: 1 small chopped to pcs
  • Tomatoes: 2-3 medium
  • Coriander powder-2 tsp
  • Cumin powder-2 tsp
  • Paprika or red chilly powder-2 tsp
  • Cilantro -1 bunch chopped fine
  • Jalapeño- optional
  • Oil – 3 tsp

Instructions

Fish:

  • Marinate fish with salt, turmeric, chilly powder, lemon juice, 1 ½ tbsp. oil, cilantro. Mix well.
  • Leave overnight in refrigerator or marinate for 1 hr.
  • Heat 2 tsp. of oil, place the fish pcs. or fillet. Cook on medium-low heat for 5 min and flip. Cook on both the sides. Remove onto a plate.
  • You can use any fish of your choice but white fish nicely absorbs the flavours of the sauces and salsas you serve it with.

Black Beans:

  • Heat 3tsp of oil. Add onion pcs, fry for 2 min. add tomato pcs, turmeric, salt, red chilly powder, jeera powder-2 tsp, coriander powder, cilantro, Jalapeños and cover with lid and cook in medium low flame for 5 min. Add the black beans, mix well. Add 1 cup of water and cook covered for 5 min. The mixture should be lightly thick. The black beans curry thickens after an hour or when refrigerated

Salsa:

  • Store bought or follow the below recipe:
  • In a bowl add mango, avocado, onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, salt, black pepper powder, cumin powder, jalapeño's and toss well. Refrigerate salsa for 30 min.

For the Yogurt:

  • In a bowl, mix Greek yogurt and 1/2 tsp of cumin powder, 1/4 tsp of black pepper powder, salt, pinch sugar. Mix all until combined.

To serve:

  • Warm the Taco according to package. Assemble the tacos while warm.
  • Place the shredded lettuce, fish, black beans, salsa, yogurt, spring onions, chopped cucumber, sweet corn and shredded cheese.
  • Serve Fish Black Bean Tacos with lemon wedges

Notes

  • You can top the tacos with fresh cilantro, lime wedges, jalapeno slices, etc.
  • You can also use Minced Chicken
  • If using Chicken: Marinate same as fish.
  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil, add the marinated Chicken mix well. Cook covered in low flame for 5 min. Remove the lid add 1 cup of water and cook till dry. Adjust the spices.