SPRING ROLL

SPRING ROLL

A popular deep fried appetizer/snack food. Basically the sauteed vegetables and noodles are sauteed and stuffed inside a spring roll wrapper and deep fried till crisp. In India, spring roll is a popular street food and is mainly served with sweet chilly sauce. With the goodness of veggies and deliciousness of the crispy outer crust, it is a perfect snack for kids. Traditionally spring roll recipes are native to chinese cuisine and is mainly prepared with cabbage leaves.

Ingredients:

For kneading dough:

1/2 cup maida

1/2 cup sooji

1/4th tsp salt

2 tsp oil

For making stuffing:

1 pack noodles

2 tsp oil

2 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup carrot, shredded
2 tbsp spring onion, chopped
2 cup cabbage, shredded
1/4 tsp sugar
2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper, crushed

1 tsp corn flour

2 tbsp water

Oil for deep frying

Recipe:

1. To knead the dough: Take maida and sooji in a big bowl, add oil and salt into it. Add little lukewarm water at a time and knead soft dough. Keep the dough aside for 10-15 minutes so that it gets fermented.

1. How to make Stuffing for Noodles Spring Rolls: Take 1 tbsp oil in a pan and place it on flame for heating. When oil gets hot, add ginger paste, green chilly and sauté for while. Add green peas, cover them and sauté for 2 minutes. Also add capsicum, cabbage and sauté for 1-1.5 minutes. Add salt, black pepper, noodles, soya sauce and vinegar as well. Mix all ingredients really well. Stuffing is ready; take it out in a bowl.

1. How to make Wrappers for Noodles Spring Rolls: Make small balls of the dough. Take one ball, dust with dry maida and roll it into 5-6 inch diameter thin puri. Place it on other plate. Roll the other puri like wise. Now spread 1/2 tsp oil on this puri. Place the puri rolled earlier above this puri. Press gently and roll from corners into 8-10 inch diameter thin puri. Place the rolled puri on slightly heated tawa. Roast slightly from both sides and take off from flame. Two at one time are ready. Like wise prepare all papers.

1. How to stuff spring rolls: Stuffing and wrappers are ready. Make thick batter from 1 tbsp maida to stick rolls. Separate the wrappers and keeping the inner side on top, layer 2 tsp stuffing on it. Spread the stuffing evenly and thinly leaving space on the corners. Firstly fold the upper corner and now spread little amount of maida batter, fold and stick the sides as well. Roll it nicely. Stick the last corner too. Place the prepared roll on a plate. Like wise prepare all rolls.

1. Take some more oil in pan for deep frying the spring rolls. When oil gets medium hot; place 3-4 or as many spring rolls as possible in pan and fry on low-medium flame until they turn golden brown from all sides. Take out the fried spring rolls in a plate with absorbent paper. Like wise deep fry all spring rolls.

1. I fried some plain noodles also and sprinkled some chaat masala for extra crunch.

Your spring rolls are ready. Serve piping hot noodles spring rolls with green coriander chutney, tomato sauce or mayonnaise and enjoy eating.

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