Spring Rolls

Spring Rolls
Depending on your taste, you can either make a veg spring roll or a non-veg spring roll.

First, note the ingredients to make the wrap.

Spring Roll Wrap
Flour - 1 cup
Corn flour - 1/2 cup
Oil - as required
Salt - as required
Cold water - as required

To prepare the wrapper,
Sift the flours and salt together.
Add oil and water to knead the dough.
The end resul.t should be smooth and slightly elastic.
Keep aside, covered, for 15-30 mins.
Make small balls and roll into circles.

Heat a pan and roast the circles for 1-2 secs on each side
DSo the same for all balls and keep aside, covered with a moist cloth, while you prepare the fillings.

Non-Veg Filling for the spring rolls
Chicken - cut thinly into small strips.
Depending on the rolls. For the above measuring of wrap, you will need a cup of chicken

Onion - 1
chillies - 3-5 as per the spiciness of the chillies
Garlic - 2 cut thinly as the chicken
Ginger - optional
Pepper - as required
Salt - as required
Oil - as required

To prepare the filling,
Marinate the chicken strips with pepper, salt and little oil.
Keep aside.

Heat oil in pan.
Add in the onions and saute till soft
Add garlic and ginger. Saute till light brown.

Add in the marinated chicken strips.

Cook till ready.

Veg filling for Spring Rolls
Onion - 1
Beans - depending on the size and you liking. i'd take 5
Bean sprouts - To give that chinese taste if you like
Carrot - depending on your liking
Cabbage - if you like.
Capsicum - hmm... this one is not optional as it helps to distinguish the veggie taste.
white pepper and black pepper - as you like
Salt - as required
Sugar - as required (optional)
Soy sauce - as required
Oil - as required

Note : Actually the different veggies add different tastes and texture when you bite into the spring rolls. And hence, I strongly recommend that you choose the veggies to your liking and not strictly as stated here.

To prepare the filling,
Heat oil in a pan,
Add onion and cook till soft.
Add veggies and took till it is not raw and not overcooked.
Add the capcisum as well.
Add the peppers, salt, sugar and soy sauce.

Now there you go!

The wrapping part is tricky. I bet you will get it right from the second on onwards.
You will have to cut the circles into squares, first.
Put in the filling; not too much, not too little.
Cover from each side and the bottom and then do a roll.
Take it up with your hands and then seal the edges on the top.
To seal, you can actually use cornflour paste (1tsp cornflour dissolved in 1tsp flour).

Now you can keep this in the fridge / chiller, covered in clingfilm, till you are ready to cook.

Deep fry till golden brown and serve hot for tea/coffee with chilli / tomato sauce.

How you want to garnish is up to you :D

Orange Refresher

Orange Refresher

As the name suggests, this dessert would refresh every sense in your body!

Orange Jelly - 1 Cup
Whipped Cream (sugar should be sufficient in this. If not add to your preference)- 1 1/2 cup
Orange chunks - 1 cup (peeled and cut into small cubes)
Orange Juice - 1 cup
Choco chips - As required

In a non stick pan, melt the orange jelly in a cup of water.
Add the orange juice and off the stove.

Pour into a glass bowl and let it set in the refrigerator for an hour or so.
Ensure that the jelly is semi-set.

Now break the jelly and add in the whipped cream and mix well.
Add in the choco chips and blend in.
Now add the orange chunks and mix well.

The mixture would be of smooth consistency. Chill the mixture.
Serve cold in a cup with some dressing. Suggestion would be to sprinkle some choco chips and stack some orange chunks at the sides. Also, add in a tsp of orange juice for color.

Baked Rice with Hot dog chunks

Baked Rice with Hot dog chunks

Butter - 1/2 cup
shallots - 8 or as requiredm finely chopped
Salt - as required
Pepper - as required
Seasoning - chicken - as required
Rice - long grain or as you like - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Celery / mint leaves / any fragrant leaves - finely chopped


Melt the butter over low heat.
Add the shallots, celery and rice to the melted butter and saute till the rice is coated light brownish

Prepare soup while the rice is ready.
Add the seasoning, pepper and salt to boiling water.

Pour the cooked rice in a casserole, add cut hot dog chunks and pour the soup over it. Without stirring, cover with an aluminium foil and and bake in the over. Pre-heat the oven at 350 deg and once the over is ready, place the dish into the ovwen and cook for 30-45 minutes. Ensure that the water is absorbed fully by the rice; but not such that it gets too sticky.

Serve hot.