Spring Rolls (Indian and Chinese style)

Spring rolls is a popular appetizer in many of the Asian countries like China, Malaysia etc. I had these for the first time in a Chinese restaurant here in US. For the past few days, I had got the spring rolls mania and I was experimenting them in different styles. I tried in indian style with our masalas and also in chinese style with the sauces. The spring rolls I had were always the deep fried ones, but I have shallow fried here. The taste may not be exactly similar to the deep fried ones, but we can have them guilt-free rt. I tried to bake few of them, they were also good. These spring rolls taste best when consumed immediately and hot for a crispy texture. 

What you need?

For Spring Rolls in Indian Style:

10 Spring roll pastry sheets (I used Kawan brand)

1 cup Soya chunks (You can use potatoes or cauliflower instead)

1/2 cup chopped Onion 

1/2 cup finely chopped Vegetables of your choice

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Coriander powder

1/2 tsp Garam masala

a few Coriander leaves chopped
a few Mint leaves chopped

1 tsp Oil

Salt

For Spring Rolls in Chinese Style:

8-10 Spring roll pastry sheets (I used Kawan brand)
1 Onion small, 1/2 Capsicum, few Carrots cut into thin stripes
1/2 packet Noodles
1 tbsp Soy sauce
3 tbsp Tomato Chilli Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Oil

How to prepare?

Thaw the pastry sheets as per packet directions. Cover them with a wet towel so as to prevent drying.

For the soya filling:

Boil about 3 cups of water. Add soya chunks and a little salt to the water and let it cook for 10 minutes. Remove from stove, close the vessel with a lid and keep aside for about 15 minutes. Drain the water and allow it to cool. Gently squeeze out the water from the soya chunks. Put them in a blender and pulse it 5-6 times and you will get a coarse mixture of the chunks.

Heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds. Add the onions and ginger-garlic paste. Saute until the onions turn pink. Now add the veggies and saute until they are almost cooked. Add the soya chunks mixture, salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Saute for 2-3 minutes and finally add the coriander and mint  leaves. Keep this mixture aside and allow it to cool.

For the veggie filling (Chinese style):

Boil some water and cook the noodles. Drain the water and keep the noodles aside.
Heat a little oil in a pan. Add onions and saute until raw smell goes. Now add capsicum and carrots, stir fry until they are cooked. They should not be overcooked, should remain crunchy. Sprinkle some salt and pepper.Add soy and tomato sauce. Mix well and finally add the cooked noodles. Combine everything well and allow this filling to cool.

For the rolls:

Take one pastry sheet and keep it on a flat surface. Put 1-2 spoons of filling a little above at one of the corners.

Take that corner and cover the mixture. Apply a little water at the other 2 free edges of the pastry sheet.This is for the sealing purpose.

Now start rolling gently, but as tight as possible until you reach almost half way.

Slowly fold the corners as shown in the picture below.

Now continue rolling tightly to the end. The spring roll is ready.

Repeat the same for each of the sheet.

For cooking:

You can either deep fry or shallow fry or even bake these spring rolls.

I have shallow fried here with a little oil in a pan. Keep on turning so that all the sides get golden brown.

You can also bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes until they are browned.

Serve hot and immediately to get a crispy spring roll. If you keep it for long, crispiness will be lost.


Spring rolls in Indian Style :

Spring Rolls in Chinese style:

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