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Published: September 21, 2015 | Updated June 18, 2019 | By Harini

Flour tortilla recipe | How to make tortilla recipe

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Flour tortilla recipe

Flour tortilla recipe with step by step photos. Absolutely soft, so tasty homemade flour tortilla in just 30 minutes and 4 ingredients + water. Flour,oil,salt and baking powder that’s it!

flour tortilla recipe

If you are wondering what are tortillas, those are unleavened flat bread cooked on a skillet, very prominent one in Mexican cuisine and often used for quesadillas, burritos, fajitas etc. Though tortilla are easily available in stores, these are super easy to make at home and very economical too. I usually make whole wheat tortilla (very thin phulka) to make quesadilla at home but I wanted to try flour tortilla for a long time. I have heard from my friends that flour tortillas are very tasty and very very soft.  I recently picked up a recipe for vegetable fajitas from a cook book and that called for flour tortillas. The homemade flour tortillas, fresh tomato salsa and paneer vegetable filled fajitas were so good that we finished the whole thing in minutes and we were literally scraping for bits at last 🙂

flour tortilla recipe

To make flour tortilla at home you can use all purpose flour alone or a combination of wheat flour and all purpose flour. If you want to make it healthy use only wheat flour, but tortilla made with flour are softer and light than the ones made with wheat flour. Usually lard or any shortening is used for making flour tortilla but here I have used olive oil, one more key to get very soft tortilla is use boiling water for kneading the dough.

You can serve tortilla wrapped with any filling you fancy, right from vegetables sauteed, paneer etc, or use it to make quesadillas, you can make baked tortilla chips or even serve it plain with any dip and fresh tomato salsa.

flour tortilla recipe

I used this batch of homemade flour tortilla to make veg-paneer fajita and served it with some fresh tomato salsa, we loved this meal to the core!

Here is how to make homemade flour tortilla recipe, do try out it is so easy, tasty and hygenic than what you get from stores!

If you are looking for more mexican recipes do check veg tacos recipe, salsa, veg quesadillas.

flour tortilla recipe

Flour tortilla recipe with step by step photos!

1. Bring about 1/2 cup of water to rolling boil.

2. Take flour,salt, baking powder and olive oil in a mixing bowl.

flour tortilla step 1

3. Mix very well to distribute the oil uniformly.

flour tortilla step 2

4. Add how water little by little (about 2 tablespoons at a time) and mix well with a spoon.

flour tortilla step 3

5. Once you are able to handle the heat, start kneading. The dough should be very elastic, soft and non sticky. Adjust water/flour quantity.

flour tortilla step 4

6. Rest the dough for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.

7. Take one portion and roll into a very thin disc.

flour tortilla step 5

8. Heat a tava, the tava should be very hot before you place the rolled tortilla.

flour tortilla step 6

9. Place the rolled tortilla on the hot tava and cook for 10 seconds. Flip and cook till golden brown dots appear, press well to cook the edges.

flour tortilla step 7

10. Repeat the same with the remaining dough, once done stack the flour tortillas and gently wrap in kitchen towel before using.

flour tortilla step 8

Flour tortilla recipe card below:

 

Flour tortilla recipe | How to make tortilla recipe

Harini
Flour tortilla recipe, easy recipe to make super soft and thin flour tortillas at home with just 4 ingredients!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 298 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • About 1/2 cup boiling water
  • Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • More flour for dusting.

Instructions
 

  • Bring the water to a rolling boil.
  • Take all the ingredients except water in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
  • Add water slowly and mixing well.
  • Knead to a very soft and smooth dough.
  • Rest the dough for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into 6 portions
  • Heat a tava/skillet
  • Take one portion of the dough and roll into a thin disc.
  • Place on the hot tava and cook from both sides till slight golden spots appear.
  • Serve or store flour torilla as required.

Notes

1. You can use wheat flour along with maida.
2. You can add any oil or butter in place of olive oil.
3. Do not add oil while cooking the tortillas.

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcal
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About Harini

I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
Harini :)

Comments

  1. harry says

    June 3, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    5 stars
    Hi, Tortilla looks perfect. if u don’t mind me asking can you please tell me where u got the belan? I am looking for similar one

  2. Harini says

    June 3, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    Hi, I got in a supermarket nearby. It is easily available everywhere.

  3. William Smith says

    April 2, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    Hi,
    I have a problem making the dough. Whenever I try to make make the dough, it either too sticky or too tough. I can’t make it properly. Can you suggest me any advice how can I make the perfect dough? Thanks in Advance

  4. Harini says

    April 9, 2018 at 4:14 pm

    Hi, the dough might turn loose or tight depending on the amount of water added. Add water little by little as you knead.

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