Chicken Fajita Mutabbaq with Pico de Gallo (Mexican × Saudi)

Method

1. Mix the flour and salt, add the water a little at a time and knead for 5 min until smooth. Divide into one ball per serving, coat with oil, cover and rest for 30 min.

   Add in this stepPlain (all-purpose) flour 160 gSalt (for the dough) ½ tspLukewarm water 100 mlNeutral oil (dough, cooking, stretching and frying) 0.6 tbsp

2. Toss the chicken with the cumin, smoked paprika, chilli powder, garlic powder and salt. Heat oil in a 24 cm pan over medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 5 min, until the thickest piece shows no pink when cut. Add the pepper and most of the red onion and cook for 3 min more, keeping some crunch, then turn off the heat and squeeze in the juice of half the lime. Spread on a plate to cool, then chop roughly into 1 cm pieces.

   Add in this stepChicken breast, cut in thin strips 160 gGround cumin ½ tspSmoked paprika 1 tspChilli powder ½ tspGarlic powder ½ tspSalt (for the filling) ½ tspNeutral oil (dough, cooking, stretching and frying) 0.6 tbspBell pepper, thinly sliced 1Red onion, thinly sliced ¾Lime ½

   medium-high heat

3. For the salsa, mix the tomatoes, jalapeño, the remaining red onion (finely chopped) and half the coriander, and season with the rest of the lime juice and the salt.

   Add in this stepTomatoes, seeded and finely diced 1Jalapeño, seeded and chopped ½Red onion, thinly sliced ¼Coriander (cilantro), chopped 4 gLime ½Salt (for the salsa) ¼ tsp

4. Mix the eggs, cheese and remaining coriander into the cooled chicken.

   Add in this stepEggs 2Monterey Jack, grated 60 gCoriander (cilantro), chopped 4 g

5. On an oiled surface, stretch a ball of dough to about 40 cm, thin enough to see through. Spread one portion of filling in a 15 cm square in the centre and fold the top, bottom, then sides over it to make a square parcel.

   Add in this stepNeutral oil (dough, cooking, stretching and frying) 1¼ tbsp

6. Heat one portion of oil in a 26 cm · 2× wide pan (the number is how many you fry one after another) over medium heat. Fry the parcel folded side down for 3 min, flip and fry for 3 min more, until golden on both sides and firm in the centre when pressed. Cut and top with or serve alongside the salsa.

   Add in this stepNeutral oil (dough, cooking, stretching and frying) 1.6 tbsp

   medium heat