Spring Roll
Also known as Home Made Spring roll · Veg · Snacks & Starters
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
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Homemade spring rolls: thin pastry sheets around cabbage, carrot and capsicum with soy sauce, fried. Medium-spicy, makes 9 servings in an hour, with video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
22 itemsSunflower Oil3.5 tbsp
Salt¾ tsp
Water⅓ cup
Ginger, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Garlic, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Spring Onion (whites), Thinly Sliced0.50 cup
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped2
Black Pepper Powder¼ tsp
Spring Onion (greens), Thinly Sliced0.50 cup
Soy Sauce1 tbsp
Vinegar1 tsp
Tomato Sauce1 tbsp
Red Chilli Sauce1 tbsp
Maida1 cup
Cabbage, Julienne0.50 cup
Carrot, Julienne0.50 cup
Green Capsicum, Julienne0.50 cup
Contains: wheat, soya.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 9. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 163kcal | 1467kcal |
| Protein | 2.5g | 23g |
| Carbohydrate | 18g | 158g |
| Fat | 9.1g | 82g |
| Fibre | 1.4g | 13g |
| Sugar | 1.6g | 14g |
Cookd masalas for cabbage
Method
- 1
For the sheets, in a bowl take the maida, salt and oil and mix to combine well.
Sunflower OilSaltMaida
- 2
Add water and knead a medium soft, smooth dough. Cover and rest the dough for 20 mins.
Water
- 3
Knead the dough until smooth and divide into small roundels.
- 4
Dust with dry flour and roll the sheets thin.
- 5
To roll them completely thin. Apply oil on two of the sheets and dust with maida.
Sunflower OilMaida
- 6
Layer them one on top of the other, three pieces in total and roll them out until very thin dusted with some maida as needed.
- 7
Cook them on a tava placed on a low heat. Cook both sides but without developing any colour. The sides must slightly dry out.
- 8
Take them off the tava and gently peel the layers. The sheets are ready.
- 9
In a wok, heat oil and add the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies, saute until aromatic.
Sunflower OilGingerGarlicSpring Onion (whites)Green Chilli
- 10
Add the remaining cut vegetables except the spring onion greens and saute until tender on a high flame.
CabbageCarrotGreen Capsicum
- 11
Add the salt, pepper, vinegar, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, spring onion and ketchup. Mix well to combine.When the mixture is dry, transfer to a plate and allow the mixture to cool completely.
SaltBlack Pepper PowderSpring Onion (greens)Soy SauceVinegarTomato SauceRed Chilli Sauce
- 12
Prepare a thick mixture of maida and water to stick the spring roll ends.
- 13
To make the spring rolls, place some mixture on one end of the sheet and tuck the ends in, gently but tightly try to roll them, seal with the maida paste.
WaterMaida
- 14
Deep fry them in a low flame for a minute or two and then in medium hot oil until golden brown and crispy, about 4 mins.
Sunflower Oil
Before you start
- How long does Spring Roll take?
- 1 hour from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Spring Roll serve?
- 9. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Spring Roll vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Spring Roll spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Spring Roll?
- 0.50 cup Cabbage, 1 cup Maida, 0.50 cup Carrot, 0.50 cup Green Capsicum, 0.50 cup Spring Onion (whites), 0.50 cup Spring Onion (greens), and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Spring Roll?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Spring Roll?
- About 163 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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