Veg spring rolls are a popular Chinese snack. These delicious vegan spring rolls are crunchy from the outside, with a spiced vegetable filling from the inside.
Ingredients
2 tablespoon sesame oil or any oil
150 grams cabbage or about 2.25 to 2.5 cups shredded cabbage
80 grams carrot or 2 small carrots shredded or ½ cup shredded carrots
1 small to medium green bell pepper (capsicum) - thinly sliced or 1/3 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper
7 to 8 french beans, sliced very thinly or ¼ cup thinly sliced beans
2 to 3 cup small to medium spring onions (scallions) or 1/3 cup spring onions whites
½ teaspoon crushed black pepper or black pepper powder or add as per taste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely chopped celery (optional)
1 cup cooked noodles or about 75 grams uncooked noodles (optional)
3 tablespoon bean sprouts (optional)
2 to 3 tablespoon chopped spring onion greens
salt as required
oil for deep frying
The Sealing Paste
6 tablespoon all-purpose flour or corn starch
4 to 5 tablespoon water or add as required to make a thick paste
Other Ingredients
24 to 30 spring roll wrappers
Instructions
First cook 75 grams of noodles as per package instructions. Add the noodles in hot boiling water and cook them.
Once the noodles should be cooked well, then strain the noodles and rinse them thoroughly in water.
Strain and keep aside.
Chop the veggies in thin long strips. For cabbage and carrot, you can shred them. Slice the green bell pepper/capsicum into thin strips. French beans you can slice them very thinly, diagonally. Chopping takes time, so you can also use a food processor to chop the veggies.
Please note you can use your choice of veggies.
Making Stuffing
Now heat 2 tbsp sesame oil in a wok or Kadai. Keep the flame on the medium intensity and add 1/3 cup spring onion whites.
Stir and then add all the veggies.
Increase the flame to high and stir fry the veggies for 4 to 5 minutes on a high flame.
Then add 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper powder and 1 tsp finely chopped celery (optional).
Add 1 tbsp soy sauce. Both black pepper and soy sauce can be adjusted as per your taste.
Stir everything very well. Then add the cooked noodles.
Season with salt. Add less salt as soy sauce already has salt. Stir again very well. The filling has to be dry.
Switch off the flame and add the spring onion greens. Stir and keep the filling aside. Let it cool down.
Preparing Sealing Paste
In a bowl, mix 6 tbsp all-purpose flour or corn starch and 4 to 5 tbsp water. I used all-purpose flour.
Stir very well to make a thick paste without any lumps.
Making Spring Rolls
Now take the spring roll wrapper. If you are using the wrapper recipe which I have posted, then keep the cooked side facing you. Make sure that the wrappers are at room temperature before using them.
Now with your fingertip, apply the paste on the edges of the wrapper. Then place 1 tbsp of the veggie stuffing on one side.
Gently but tightly roll till the end.
Seal the end part to the roll and place the roll with the sealed side downwards.
Now spread some of the paste on the sides.
Bring one side touching the roll and press gently.
Do the same with the other side. Again spread the batter on both the closed edges.
Deep Frying Spring Rolls
Heat oil at the deep-frying temperature
Gently slid a spring roll. If the oil is not hot enough, then they absorb oil and become soggy.
Depending on the size of the pan or kadai, you can fry 2 to 3 veg spring rolls at a time.
Once they become light golden, turn them over and fry the other side.
Fry till they are crisp and golden. The spring rolls get fried quickly.
Remove them with a slotted spoon.
Drain them on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.
Garnish with some chopped spring onion greens and serve veg spring rolls hot with red chili sauce or tomato ketchup.
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