Rediff reader and food blogger Linsy Patel shares this low-fat spring rolls recipe.
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The Thai style spring roll filling has bean sprouts and thin noodles as well. For a healthy option and better crunch I like to bake it,” says Linsy.
Ingredients
- 1 small head napa cabbage
- 1 carrot
- 1 yellow capsicum
- 1 Thai green chilli, finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 tbsp chopped Thai Basil
- 1 cup bean thread glass noodles
- Soya sauce, hot garlic sauce, as per taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 16 spring rolls sheets
Method
- Cut all vegetables into match stick size strips.
- Heat a wok. Add oil. Add ginger, chilli and garlic and saute till you get nice aroma.
- Add all chopped vegetables, noodles and seasoning.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes only, you need crunch in vegetables so don't overcook it.
- Defrost the wrappers while filling cools down.
- Once filling is cold, start making the rolls.
- Take a wrapper and put one tbsp filling on one corner and roll it. Seal it.
- Preheat the oven while you are filling the rolls, so it is ready when you are done.
- Spray oil in baking dish and put all the spring rolls there.
- Bake it on 400 for 15 minutes until it is brown on both sides.
- You can deep fry it too.
- Take it out and enjoy it with hot chilli garlic sauce.
Image courtesy: Linsy Patel
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