Homemade Indian Tacos and Indian Frybread Recipe | Hilah Cooking

[@ThePacinosmom]

I am Navajo and I am glad you mentioned the history behind the Navajo frybread and you are correct about what you said. I was hoping to see you use your hand to mix the dough but a fork is okay.

[@meles6443]

Baby Sauce you shut tf up

[@snipes1000]

I didn't know Phoebe from 'Friends' has a cooking show?

[@nariko47]

😄

[@thealmaherself]

first thing i thought too lol

[@MichelleMunn]

I thought the same thing at first glance.

[@ChannelSettingsTvcode]

Old nörs

[@onlymebabs6659]

Bone Smoker I didn't know she could cook

[@werita245]

2 cups of all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 cup water. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together, then combine the milk and the water separate then add them to the flour mixture.

[@ElectricAngel181]

Amanda Stangl ...Thank you so very much for the recipe an measurements...❤️❤️❤️

[@rangerfan945]

Is that right way to make fry bread

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

@@rangerfan945 yes but the video is merely 5 minutes if you don't trust it. Geez.

[@SOONERSWEETPEA]

I use my hands cause that's the traditional way plus the love that goes in it

[@ashtondaide]

4/4 Lakota here. Kudos to you for making them. Everyone makes them different. I know some natives who won't even try making indian tacos so kudos to you ma'am!

[@singersmith01]

As A Navajo...YOu Definitely Made Me HUNGRY!!!!!! LOL

[@beingsneaky]

mutton and mutton grease

[@CosmicHarmony58]

@@beingsneaky your face is grease, clean it up

[@maryrhudy615]

THANK YOU!!!!!!! When I was WAAAAY younger than I am now, an article appeared I think in either SEVENTEEN or one of those other magazines about Navajo Tacos, complete with the recipe. My oldest sister, Anny Rhudy, copied the recipe onto a card to fit in the recipe file. She wrote that the dough should feel like "your ear lobe." teeheehee! They are so freakin' yummy!!!!! The only real difference is that she used buttermilk instead of plain milk as the acid in the buttermilk really makes the flavor of the bread POP and makes the fry bread fluffier. Don't use a fork. Use your face! They're much yummier that way. Thank you, again, Miss Hilah. Your show is so very uplifting, and I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Have a blessed and prosperous New Year.

[@dorianbelen]

From Navajo nation in New mexico i think you did a good and tasty job, and you, look great too!

[@pokeykitty26]

So many rude ass comments, so what if its not how your tribe makes it. No two fry recipes breads are the same. She done a fine job making those Indian tacos. I just had to make 300 pcs of fry bread for a tribe cook out and we used powdered milk. So yes you can use milk. Or yeast or self rising flour. It's freakin fried bread. It's gonna taste the same. Hilah you rock girl!!!!!

[@divinefeminine4206]

Right! Like as a navajo Im kinda embarrassed of these lil ass kiids complaining like babies .... like navajos cook american food... why cant the rest of america empower our culture ?

[@777DVB]

Well you did it right actually, every native make's there's differently I'm San Carlos Apache and we make it like that but when it comes to the topping it's your choice how you want it, Great job girl slay it.

[@krissbbyxo5914]

Taylor Delma that's NOT how u make it, yes we make em different from each tribe but u gonna sit here and say that's about right? was u looking at the same thing? Grama would be disappointed

[@MissDahliaMurder]

Neow I'm from San Carlos too 🤠

[@chefkendranguyen]

Nice one, looks great.

[@sierragirlhd23]

From a Navajo point of view- you did a rather good job! You kept me rather entertained and no one is ever going to get it perfect and we all end up creating our own versions anyway! So I enjoyed your take on a native classic! Great job!

[@sacricolist]

I used to make these at a bakery I worked at. Wednesdays were Navajo Taco days and they were always a hit! Man, I haven't thought about 'em for such a long time!

[@jonistotts9346]

This is what we have in New Mexico at all state fairs, Fiesta, Indian Market and all celebrations. I think you did a great job and those of you criticizing, get a grip and find out what you are talking about

[@jtrobbinsfl]

I went to a local Pow-wow today, and these were being served. I ordered a bison burger, and my wife ordered one of these.. And it was by far the best thing in the menu. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[@pastorqueenprophetess7950]

My mother is black and my father is full Choctaw Indian and the bread looks just about right... Believe it or not....everyone makes it different... it isn't a set recipe just as long as you have the main ingredients flour, baking powder and frying oil you can create your own version and toppings! I like to add a Little sugar and some just like it with salt. Either way It's very delicious and easy to make!🤗

[@hilahcooking]

Awesome! Thanks so much for your comment! Do you have a recipe for the red chili frybread? Sounds good!

[@CookingWithCarolyn]

Yep! That's how it's done :D My mother is from Arizona and fry bread is a staple.

[@88varuns]

Thanks for the recipe. I had my first and the only Indian taco in Seattle on my first US trip and fell in love with it instantly. Despite the jokes by my coworkers there who say I ate it cuz I thought it was from India which is where I'm from.

[@aroundthehousewithcheryl]

Who cares how it's made as long as it tastes good.

[@anunentitledmotivatedmille7731]

Is it just me or does anybody else like it when a chef says "and that's it."? Idk maybe I'm on my man moon but these things make me happy.

[@anunentitledmotivatedmille7731]

1:52

[@anunentitledmotivatedmille7731]

2:45 also good advice. 👍

[@daubing.ms.mea.]

Every tribe has their own way of making this dough, but it all ends up the sort of the of same way. My husband is Comanche, and I researched recipes and found the one that we like, including his grandmother who says her sisters back home have to try the best fry bread that she has had in her 70+ years on this earth, that her grandsons wife has made. And it shouldn't matter, but I'm Black. And it should be okay for other cultures to make foods that are indigenous to your people. And if their not making it the way that grandma did, don't be so mean about it when telling them this. We are all human, meaning we're not perfect, and neither are you. * Note: My husband's family calls the plain bread simply, "Fry Bread". And when the toppings are on it, it turns into a "Indian Taco". And so does every vendor at powwows. So that commenter that was offended at her calling it an Indian Taco, get over yourself!!

[@drsamouk]

very well said. I said the same thing. I am Cherokee from Oklahoma. I love fry bread and all it's tribal and family variations. I am just sitting here re reading your post and thinking that you are a groovy lady and I can see why your husbands family would speak this highly of you. we are blessed with some really nice black people in our family too. we love all people. I pray that you are blessed immensely. WADO. Sallye

[@daubing.ms.mea.]

Sallye Mouk thx for the comment. you are such a sweetheart. and it's funny that I'm getting this from you because it's not to often that we make fry bread, but I was at a celebration for my husband's uncle's life, and there was fry bread served for family with dinner at an Indian community type center we have in Oakland, CA. And I was telling my in-law that the bread tasted a little on the salty side, and he was telling me that that is how they are used to it!! WHAT!! So I guess I'll be adding a little more salt in my recipe, LOL! And just to throw it in there, my husband wanted our now two boys to have tribal names. So our first son's name is Dyami from the Cochiti tribe, meaning soaring eagle. And our newest one who is now 5 months, is named Hiamovi, which in Cheyenne means high chief. May you and your family be blessed as well.

[@drsamouk]

Mea Wahnee My name in Cherokee is Emenah. Emenah in some tribes means AMEN. LOL. In ours it means Prayerful one who speaks to plants. Or it can also mean Angel like or Angelic/Angelica. The funny part of it is that I am an ND (Naturopathic Physician/Doctor of Natural Medicine). I don't practice much anymore because a few years ago I got sick from a mosquito bite and from that developed a lotion product to help prevent and heal that if it should happen again. That lotion also helps people with other skin conditions and it became a "hit" so, then folks started asking me if I could make products for other things and that turned into a business. It has gone so well that I don't have time to practice and do the product business full time. I got the inspiration and the "know how" from sitting in silence listening to my spirit guides/passed elders and Great Spirit. I use only pure ingredients, all plant based, such as essential oils. No chemicals at all what so ever in any part of the products. SO, I guess I am living up to my name. LOL, I pray your sons will thrive and be hugely successful and powerful, much loved men. We need them. Most of all I pray that they will always be at peace and be very happy. That is the most important thing is to be loved and happy. All my best to you. I have a facebook page Dr Sal's Essentially Natural Lotions. if you would like to look it over. Wado!!

[@Loosay]

Hilah, I do not know if anyone has asked this already. But what sort of shredded cheese is that?? I love how it's two toned!! It's AWESOME!! cheers xxx

[@makybuck]

I'm full blood native and I'm probably the only native that doesn't like frybread or Indian tacos. 😂 but I think you did a good job there

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you so much for your support! I'm glad you approve of this recipe. :)

[@edenblue2011]

Nice video...you actually remind me of uma thurman....

[@hilahcooking]

Thanks for the tip!

[@taymarie8995]

everyone's bitching about how this isn't "authentic" But I'm a native-canadian and every time I've had one it's been made exactly this way

[@christinaheuer7169]

Tay Marie native what?

[@MyKnockerz]

The first time I attempted to make this idk what I did wrong but it didn't come out right. Just tried it again and oh yeah perfect!! So good

[@MitchieJonas]

I ate one of these when I was in USA last week, cooked by real Navajos and it was the best thing I've ever ate. I'm so happy I found the recipe! Thank you!

[@davisondickson424]

im navajo.... and i dont care how she made it... all i know is that watching this video made me hungry

[@kimberlymccracken1170]

drama sucks , all you people have to bring the color thing up :( smh .......thanks for the awesome video for fry bread :) i have been scared to make this but i really love Indian Tacos

[@spicey6646]

They're liberals.All about race because they are racist.Obsessed with color.

[@hilahcooking]

It's fluffy and slightly chewy with crisp edges. It's good!

[@shayblue4139]

Oh gosh people.. different tribes have their own name, and own way of making their dough. but of course there are more Navajos so they prefer it to be called Navajo tacos.. My tribe however does not refer to them as Navajo tacos and seriously "Indian Tacos" is what they are most known as. Hilah you did a great job! haha it looked yummy!

[@555AllenWoods]

I`m making this....thanks for the recipe... looks good.

[@amstevens23]

Not only Navajo have Indian tacos but most Native Americans, I'm apache and we have em here too (az) the siouxs (sd) have them too but they use yeast.. Which taste like pizza crust to me. But we mash our pinto beans and try el pato tomato sauce (the yellow can) as a finishing sauce instead of the jalapeños it's more for flavor than heat. El pato and fry bread and beans go hand in hand in the apache world. Also if you don't use lard, use shortening but there's no problem using oil most of us are converting.. But don't use butter that's just weird, I had to mention it because I saw a comment. (Ahem) apaches didn't eat bison :p I don't think Navajos did either lol as our "cousins" in language and culture (very similar) oh, and the blue bird flour comment is absolutely accurate.. It's in ever native house hold and the native punk kids wear it as a patch on their backs as native pride and little old native ladies use the material for aprons or curtains.. Yep there's your update :p you did good! I approve lol not that you needed it with 1k worth of thumbs

[@ram1brn]

el pato is the kind

[@rickygarcia4394]

I enjoyed watching you make them. Now I'm going back to listen to the ingredients...

[@micaelladaytona411]

I'm native american and i think you did a good job c:

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you! That's a great idea about mixing all the dry ingredients together ahead of time.

[@GregsKitchen]

i love your top :D

[@joey4277]

Thirsty much

[@deview123]

Great recipe Hilah. The frybread looks so nice and light. I made something like this, only I used grilled flat bread. Thanks

[@daltondvorak1320]

Many different tribes do this in Montana we have 8 different reservations that all have their own recipe and way of doing it

[@valljez]

Dalton Dvorak Same across Canada, each Nation has thier own way but generally we just call them Indian Tacos. All seem to be very similar. I have a friend who makes them with butter milk and they are like velvet and just melt in your mouth. When we need large amounts for different events, feasts ..she gets a call.

[@gonnabesohealthy]

Hi...lah! I'm moving next week to a new city. What are some pantry/fridge essentials that I should buy as soon as I settle in? munch love, Adrienne

[@crisworkizer1523]

Well Hilah,Iam 1/4 Indian,grandfather full blood Indian and lived in oklahoma.we never had that ,but who cares it looks good so ill try it.my grandfather wanted red beans ,pork chops and white bread every meal.the bread was the tortilla. the food differs from the tribe as it does in mexican food from your region in which you live.people just need to try new things without bitching and complaining..its just food people ,try something new and just dont lable it. call it what the the fuck you want, now lets eat.

[@debiborglit9623]

+Cris Workizer this is a common thing served on reservations :) especially at pow wow lol

[@cleverrocketo1957]

+Debi Borglit I am full blooded Native American and we eat this

[@debiborglit9623]

+Clever RocketO19 I am not full blooded but we eat this also lol

[@DobermansRock]

+Cris Workizer I just made some. Rez dog all the way.

[@DobermansRock]

+Basically Alyvia I like mine with beans, good meat (not hamburger), lettuce and tomato. Its good with honey as well. Talk about a versitle bread.

[@quadturbo4]

That looks delish. Really nice and simple summer food.

[@RichardEstrada]

Y'all are so ignorant saying she needs to be white to make an "Indian Taco"! I'm 25% native american and my family on the reservation makes them 90% the same way! The only difference is that we use sweet and condensed milk instead of whole milk. Also, you don't have to be a tan color to be native, Im as white as a sheet of paper, as you can see in my picture, but I get that from my moms side! So you can be white and native american, not saying she is, but it's possible!

[@darkstaroblivion]

my girls are Dine` but they dont look it , i learned from their mom how to makem , i makes ours smaller cause well the girls are little . i found the whole act she did to be like a scene from the movie JOE DIRT and found her to be very funny and she did talk a bit about the fry bread history not the best but certainly gives ya some light about the internment camps

[@fortnight7166]

Lol these white folks cray kiowa/ comanche all day boi the real savage life southwest oklahoma

[@ISavageN8TIVEI]

Richard Estrada Everything you said doesn’t make sense and you can only claim too be Native American if your mom/dad is full blooded and you said you’re 25% so I wouldn’t call your self a Native American or you’re gonna get slapped boiiii

[@credinzel6996]

Richard Estrada 25% Native American? Tch, pathedic. I'm four times the Native man you'll ever be. (Except that tiny bit of Irish, and Portugese from my father.) You're only a true Native if you have black thick hair as mine, brownish, red skin, an asian looking face...and wear jeans alot.

[@credinzel6996]

nativedeath657 Wait a fake Native?

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you! And thanks for the potato trick. Never tried that!

[@jeremyjoseph9397]

What potato trick? She didn't mention potatoes for fry bread. Did she?

[@deth19811]

That looks so good. And not just the taco.

[@Santy960529]

I love your show and your sense of humor!!! Just love it...

[@hopefanrir2979]

*Navajo Frybread is Navajo Frybread...enough said. Ace on the History! No one really knows about that.*

[@MichelleMunn]

Hello, they look great but what are your ingredients and measurements. I made some earlier they were fluffy and small.

[@AEON.]

I wonder how many people started their kitchens on fire because they used a crazy pan like this lol

[@rejtett]

Nicholas Brown I was thinking the same thing.

[@locachica5288]

Perfection Good job!! Comanche here and I love watching and seeing other peoples indian tacos being made looks good!!

[@Shawna87]

You did a good job...but are the braids and leather shirt really needed? At least she ain't wearing long house riggins I guess....

[@buddhadodo]

+Shawna Hill Yeah, looks like Wannabe bread, eeew! Internment camps -- really?!!!

[@misty.harney8630]

+Kitty Hill HEY IM THAT RACE AND THAT MADE ME MAD

[@buddhadodo]

me too

[@Shawna87]

I'm not mad I'm disgusted by how she dressed because native woman are looked at by a lot of people as nothing more then a toy, look at the native Halloween costumes. We don't walk around with our ass cheeks hanging out lol I just find it disrespectful to say the least

[@alyym.9162]

+Shawna Hill ^^^^ I saw in walmart one day "Indian Hottie Chief"

[@practicalmagic9]

love the new bread recipe, hilah!we make fried bread, (my dad's mom/my gramma's recipe) is just yeast bread.gramma said they would use the leftovers from baking day 'back in the day',and fry it up.if you use shortening the bread is softer, btw!oil makes it crispy!and we used to salt it lightly as it came out of the pan, then butter it and eat it with chili!my kids love when i make fried bread!

[@none-ru3wf]

I'm Mexican and tht we call it a sope but cool u did a great job

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you Roxanne! I hope you like this version!

[@Bllhyss]

history lesson: its native tacos only reason its indian tacos is because christopher thought he was in india so he called us indians....

[@Ari-wn3en]

Seriously! !

[@LifeOfTempest]

Lol its different every where you go. it's called Navajo tacos, Indian tacos, native Tacos. It's different, I call it Navajo tacos because I grew up making it with my grandma & family. I'm not bothered by what people call it. But FUCK Christopher, punk ass lol. I'm 100% Navajo btw

[@Bllhyss]

there all the same meaning (native tacos) if your using English translate as a native but ikwezens:white people they call it indian tacos but its damn good to eat oh and im ojibwe (anishanabe)

[@DobermansRock]

I am mixed. German, Irish and Ojibwe. My woman is Dine' but we live in Tucson so we call them Papago Popovers. Hey did you hear about us getting one of our islands back? That's good news. I have never been to Turtle Mountain, but I will ride my Harley there someday.

[@br3wskee]

DobermansRock white

[@SolarAngel666]

I just made this for my dinner and this Navajo girl TOTALLY approves. Will try this fry bread on your Huevos Rancheros.

[@Aliliaable]

looks like Lisa kudrow

[@thisdamecooks]

Hilah I added this video to my blog post. Thanks for sharing. Love this bread.

[@heathermichelle8685]

first off you need blue bird flour girl! and no milk lol. wtf.

[@heathermichelle8685]

+Alesha Wheeler navajo's use bluebird. lol

[@heathermichelle8685]

+Alesha Wheeler my grandmas is the best lol

[@markjackson9126]

+Heather Michelle Mike Actually helps it fluff. come on girl get up dated

[@DobermansRock]

+Heather Michelle If its not Blue Bird Its not frybread. Tisch

[@liquidgold40oz]

+Alesha Wheeler Cherokee, are fake Natives lol...

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you so much! I'm really happy you found my channel. Def calling on you when I come to Europe. ;)

[@joshfredr7846]

was that shirt really necessary ? WTF were you thinking

[@pajthoj3704]

Looks similar to what I had in Utah while I was on my road trip. Decided to get them to try them out and they were the best! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Will attempt to make some soon!

[@omgyouarewack]

you did it wrong... the braids & leather do not help.

[@jeremyjoseph9397]

Prove it with your recipe or shut the f*ck up!

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you! I've never sen them with shredded beef, but that sounds GREAT!

[@basurapanda328]

Did a Indian make it no so it's a whitie taco

[@mrquill3212]

Haha

[@lakotagirl1]

+oj-eidnam yenknip , no its an indian taco and the fact that this sweet girl is making it and calling it by its name is an honor to us and I thank her.

[@uhleeyuhmuhree1342]

stupid.

[@basurapanda328]

+aliyah Lara I'm sorry that you are stupid😁😂😃😄😅😆

[@uhleeyuhmuhree1342]

+oj-eidnam yenknip lol. how old are you? it's a native recipe. white people make mexican recipes. doesn't make it white.

[@travlincub321]

Your shows are awesome Hilah!

[@pollinglegal]

I'm sorry to say, but that's no where near an indian taco.

[@jeremyjoseph9397]

Prove it with your recipe or shut the the f*ck up!

[@hilahcooking]

Oh yeah, girl! That sounds incredible. Thanks for the feedback!

[@justrick48]

Good to see you come back soon, your looking good too have a great summer.

[@hilahcooking]

Thanks, Josh! Hope you try it! :)

[@hilahcooking]

Whoa-oa! Pumpkin?!?! I really must try that! Thanks for noticing the pan. We used that one because it's so tricky to shoot pale foods in the black cast iron; too much contrast means no detail in the shot!

[@creativelc]

You can also use canned biscuits. I used to fry up ground beef and add curry powder. Really good

[@rnicole3241]

Does the dough absorb a lot of the oil?

[@hilahcooking]

Awesome! My BF is an Okie too, and he approves of these!

[@patandersen4271]

Great videos....so yes, I subscribed. can't wait to make this !!. Thanks for posting.

[@marrsbarrxx]

These are my favourite form of Taco. My mom makes them all the time. Also Taco Salad which we use Doritos, hamburger meat, salsa, sour cream, cheese, and whatever else. Literally the best thing ever.

[@TheDizzymom]

I just made this recipe for dinner! It was a hit!!! I used self rising flour since that's all I had and left out the baking powder. I love your recipes!

[@shaeginther5347]

Plains cree here, we make our bannock slightly different but overall you did an amazing job! And now I’m craving so I’m going to make Indian tacos for supper haha

[@nayomeceleste9534]

❤❤❤ you did wonderful!!! Love your energy, it definitely took me back to childhood years just from watching! 🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@hilahcooking]

Thanks Karl!

[@crystalmora9441]

Just made these. Soooo good!!

[@hfoenfigergregege2358]

how did you do the dough? because you didnt mention how much flour etc..

[@heathermonahan8340]

yum Thanks for sharing I was raised in South Dakota and I had lot of Sioux Native friends some told me you can add a little sugar. Instead of taco style I love it with Chili!!!!

[@ObviouslyAMoron]

I just watched a video of a guy who said he made a killer fried egg sandwich, which was actually just a fried egg sandwich. The I saw your frybread recipe and thought wow those look great, and so does the frybread. You easily have a better rack then the dude who made the fried egg sandwich. Now you and I are friends I think. HOORAY! FRIENDS!

[@texiceman]

Looks delicious! O & the food was cool too...

[@pickledouche]

Made these last night. Omg they are soooo good!!They came out awesome.

[@51seluj]

OMG i really love you! are you in all the cooking videos?

[@hilahcooking]

Hi Adrienne! Congratulations on your move! I'm writing a whole chapter on this subject for my cookbook, but some quick suggestions are salt, pepper, light olive oil or canola oil (both can be used for cooking and for salad dressings/marinades). Things I always have on hand to make quick meals from are tortillas, cheese, eggs, bacon and salsa. Grab some frozen veg like corn, green beans, broccoli and you can make up some tacos for any meal! And some rice or noodles + protein + veg = stirfry!

[@Laurisa718]

Gotta try this!!! Looks YUMMY!

[@andidance]

Don't have time to read all the comments so I don't know if I'm the first to say it...but you look like Lisa Kudrow. Love the video! Thanks!

[@77mayham]

i just found your videos and you are quirky and funny,and have some great tips.. really great easy peasy recipes .. but also i am from henryetta, oklahoma and my kinfolk.. i am cherokee, choctaw,creek.im like a hienz 57 indian lol. got a little bit of everything. but i am a subscriber to your channel and i loved the texas twister tornaodos i belive they were called.. now how can i make them at home..hmmm3 because i belive my kids would love them every so often...

[@hilahcooking]

Thank you, dear!

[@hilahcooking]

Yay! Thank you so much! :)

[@aliciaseecharan]

I saw the Miccosukee Indians yesterday. They eat this. They sell it. My cousin's ate it before..... She claims it better than Taco Bell. Happy Old/New Year

[@myway43]

Very cool, Thank you. I cannot wait to try it.

[@nitrohite]

Those look amazing!!

[@Jamie-ki7qe]

can you make these in an Air Fryer?

[@lakotagirl1]

way to go girl! Makes me wanna whip up some tonight! Nummy!