Tostadas

I love Mexican food. Mexican cuisine has excellent spicy and rich dishes. I love Tostadas because they have layers of flavors of rice to beans to salsa to cheese and vegetables too. Tostadas are very easy to make, and when you are in hurry or want to serve in a party to lot of people, this is the perfect entree. I made fresh cilantro sauce instead of plain sour cream, which is much more flavorful than plain sour cream.
Ingredients:-

• Tostada
• 1 Iceberg Lettuce - shredded
• 1/2 cup Mexican Cheese
• 1/2 cup Rice, boiled
• Hot Salsa, to taste
• Scallions, chopped

-- For Chunky Guacamole

• 1 Avocado, chopped
• 1 tsp Green Chilli
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 small Tomato, chopped
• 1 small Red Onion, chopped
• 1 tsp Hot Sauce
• Salt to taste

-- For Beans

• 1 cup Black Beans
• 3/4 cup Corn Kernels
• 1-1/2 tbsp Chipotle pepper, chopped
• 3 tbsp Red Bell Pepper, chopped
• 1-1/2 tsp Taco Seasoning
• 1 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste

-- For Cilantro Sauce

• 1-1/2 cup Cilantro
• 1 tbsp Jalapeño
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream, light
• 3 tbsp Yogurt
• 1/2 cup Water
• Salt to taste

Method:-

-- For Guacamole
1. In a bowl, stir together the avocados, tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, green chilli, salt, and hot sauce.

2. Stir as little as possible. Do not mash avocados.

-- For Beans

1. In a bowl, mix black beans, corn kernels, red bell pepper, taco seasoning, oil, and salt.

2. Heat in microwave for 2 minutes.

-- For Cilantro Sauce

1. In blender, mix Cilantro, sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice, jalapeño, salt, and water. Blend until it is smooth and creamy.

--For Tostadas

1. Arrange Tostadas in baking sheet with a liberal amount of beans and rice.

2. Put spoonful of Chunky Guacamole on it.

3. Top with hot salsa and then cheese. Broil until cheese is melting.

4. Serve immediately with lettuce, cilantro sauce, and chopped scallions.

Enjoy...