Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For The Stuffing
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
• 1/4 cup chopped spring onions (with the greens)
• 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage
• 1/4 cup chopped bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup chopped tofu
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
Other Ingredients
• 6 lettuce leaves
• 1 tbsp roasted and coarsely powdered peanuts
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil leaves for serving
Method
For the stuffing
• Heat the oil in a non-stick kadhai, add the garlic, ginger and spring onions and sauté on a medium flame till the onions turn translucent.
• Add the mushrooms, carrots and cabbage, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for a few minutes.
• Add the bean sprouts, tofu, lemon juice, soya sauce, salt and red chilli flakes and sauté on a medium flame for another minute. Keep aside to cool.
• Divide the stuffing into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
• Wash the lettuce leaves, dry them on a towel and keep aside.
• Place a lettuce leaf on a clean, flat surface and place a portion of the stuffing along one side of the leaf.
• Add ½ tsp of peanuts and ½ tsp of basil over the stuffing, roll it up gently and secure the roll by inserting a toothpick in it or tie it using a long spring onion green.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make the rest of the wraps.
• Serve immediately.
For The Stuffing
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
• 1/4 cup chopped spring onions (with the greens)
• 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage
• 1/4 cup chopped bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup chopped tofu
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
Other Ingredients
• 6 lettuce leaves
• 1 tbsp roasted and coarsely powdered peanuts
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil leaves for serving
Method
For the stuffing
• Heat the oil in a non-stick kadhai, add the garlic, ginger and spring onions and sauté on a medium flame till the onions turn translucent.
• Add the mushrooms, carrots and cabbage, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for a few minutes.
• Add the bean sprouts, tofu, lemon juice, soya sauce, salt and red chilli flakes and sauté on a medium flame for another minute. Keep aside to cool.
• Divide the stuffing into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
• Wash the lettuce leaves, dry them on a towel and keep aside.
• Place a lettuce leaf on a clean, flat surface and place a portion of the stuffing along one side of the leaf.
• Add ½ tsp of peanuts and ½ tsp of basil over the stuffing, roll it up gently and secure the roll by inserting a toothpick in it or tie it using a long spring onion green.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make the rest of the wraps.
• Serve immediately.
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