Veg rice paper rolls will be a perfect choice when you want to taste something different and you are tired to cook. It just requires assembling the vegetables in a roll.
It is a healthy snack as it includes simple packing of vegetables. You only need to know how to make the rolls. Once you learn it you will feel it easy.
In the case of Vietnamese rolls, you need to add vermicelli/noodles along with protein, lettuce leaves and herbs(basil, coriander and mint). But here we just use coriander leaves excluding the others.
It can be taken along with a combination of soy sauce and garlic mixture. The recipe for this dipping sauce is also given here. It also tastes well with mayonnaise.
Tastes best when eaten immediately.
Ingredients
6 rice paper sheets
1 capsicum
2 carrots
1 small cup cabbage
1/2 cucumber
2 tsp soya sauce
Method
The method involves five parts
a) Making the filling
b) Wetting and drying the rice paper sheet
c) Filling the rice paper sheet
d) Making the roll
e) Frying the roll
a) Making the filling.
Cut the carrots, capsicum, cabbage and cucumber into thin strips as shown below.
Put them in a mixing bowl. Add 2 tsp soya sauce and mix well.
b) Wetting and drying the rice paper sheet.
Take a broad and hollow plate.
Add warm water such that it is just enough to dip the entire paper
sheet in it.
Place the rice paper sheet in warm water for just 2 seconds or till the starch is removed so that the sheet becomes soft. Place it on a plate or a tray and pat it dry with a clean cloth.
c) Filling the rice paper sheet.
Place the vegetables slightly off the center of the rice paper sheet.
Do not add more as it would be difficult while closing.
d) Making the roll.
Start rolling from the side which has less space.
Now bring the left and right side of the roll closer as shown.
It would look like an envelope now.
Move towards the free side by tightening.
Be careful otherwise it will tear.
Make a firm roll that is it should be tight and compact. You can shallow fry the rolls if you want. (It tastes better when fried)
Recipe for the dipping sauce
Ingredients
2 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
1/2 lemon (juice)
Method
Add 2 tsp soy sauce and 2 tsp water. Mix well.
Then add ginger, garlic and lemon juice.
Mix the contents properly.
Conclusion
You can get the easiest snack done in minutes. Hope you enjoy it!
