Spring Rolls Recipe | Vegetable Spring Rolls Recipe
Spring Rolls are a popular Chinese appetizer available in many restaurants. Spiced vegetable filling with a Chinese flavor wrapped in a crisp outer covering these spring rolls are so demanding. These spring rolls are easy to make at home either with homemade sheets or store bought ones, I've shared both the methods. Learn to make Spring Rolls with the help of step by step pictures and video.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a wok - add 2 tablespoon garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon spring onion stem.
Saute for few seconds.
Add 1 cup onion, 1 cup capsicum, 1/2 cup carrot and 2 and 1/2 cups cabbage - all thinly sliced.
Saute in high flame for 2 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon pepper powder, salt to taste, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon red chili sauce, 2 tablespoon tomato sauce.
Give a quick saute. Add 1 teaspoon corn flour along with 2 tablespoon spring onion.
Give a quick saute and switch off.
Transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool down.
Prepare flour paste
To a bowl add 1/4 cup maida along with little water.
Mix it well to form a smooth paste, Set aside.
Wrapping the filling
Thaw the frozen spring roll sheets first. Always keep it covered with a damp cloth to avoid drying up. I used 8' X 8 ' sheets.
Peel the sheets carefully without tearing it.
Place sheet first then add 2 tablespoon prepared vegetable filling. If the sheet is small add 1 tablespoon filling.
Gently roll it tightly.
Bring the side to the center.
Fold from both the sides and bring it to center.
Roll tightly over to the edge.
Add the prepared flour paste.
Roll till the end and seal it completely.
It is ready to fry.
Wrapping using homemade spring rolls sheet
Same way using homemade spring roll sheets - add the filling.
Roll bring both the sides to the center.
Roll then add the flour paste.
Roll till the edge and seal it completely.
Repeat to finish until the filling gets over.
Deep frying
Heat oil - low to medium flame, should not be smoking hot. You can try adding a tiny piece of wrapper to check if oil is ready. Add 3-4 prepared spring rolls at a time.
Fry for few seconds, flip over gently and fry.
Fry until golden, drain oil and remove.
Repeat to finish.
Serve spring rolls hot with tomato sauce or sweet chili sauce.
Video
Notes
Filling - Vegetables can be of your choice. You can add mushrooms, broccoli, bok choy, purple cabbage or noodles or cheese etc. Alternatively you can even add crumbled or grated paneer or tofu.
Sheets - You can use homemade spring roll sheets or store bought ones. Make sure to wrap in damp cloth to avoid it from drying up.
Sauces - You can add green chili sauce too. Add more chili sauce to make it more spicy.
Sealing - While wrapping fold it tight then add flour paste and seal completely so that i does not open up while frying.
Frying - Always fry in low to medium flame not high flame. Remove the spring rolls when it is slightly golden. You can choose to shallow fry these rolls too.