Navajo Taco with Indian Fry Bread
Indian Fry Bread, is a very popular deep fried Flatbread that is used to make the Navajo Tacos. Indian Fry bread is also used to make a simple dessert when drizzled with honey or sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 238kcal
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Stove
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Oil plus more to deep fry
- as needed Water
- Lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream to assemble the Navajo Taco
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix to combine.
- Slowly add warm water to the flour and mixing to combine. Add about 1 tablespoon of oil and knead to form a very soft dough. The dough will be a little sticky. We don't have to knead it too much. Just knead enough to make a soft dough.
- Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over the dough and spread around the surface.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for at least an hour. It is alright to rest the dough longer.
- Heat about 2 inches of oil in a pan to deep fry the Indian Fry Bread.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into a ball.
- Using your hands, stretch the dough to form a thin circle. I used my rolling pin to slightly roll it and then pulled from all the sides to stretch it thinner.
- Stretch the dough as thin as you can get without tearing it too much.
- Drop a tiny piece of dough into the oil to see if it rises up immediately. If it comes up right away, the oil is ready. If it takes a little time to rise, then wait a few minutes for the oil to heat up.
- Carefully slide the stretched dough into the hot oil and fry on both sides until golden brown. The dough will retract a bit when dropped onto the oil.
- Drain the Fry Bread on a tray lined with paper towels.
- Repeat with rest of the dough.
- When ready to assemble, place the Indian fry bread on a plate.
- Top with beans, then lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and sour cream and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg