Dragon Rolls Recipe (Chinese Recipes)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup maida (plain flour)
• 1/4 tsp salt (namak)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/4 cup shredded red cabbage
• 1/4 cup shredded cabbage
• 1/4 cup sliced red capsicum
• 3/4 cup bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup carrot juliennes
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• a pinch of sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tbsp schezwan sauce
• 1 tbsp maida (plain flour)
• maida (plain flour) for rolling
• oil for deep-frying

Steps

1. Sieve the plain flour and salt together in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using approx. 2 tbsp water.
2. Add the oil and knead again.
3. Cover with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
4. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the garlic and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
5. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the schezuan sauce, and sauté on a high flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add the schezuan sauce, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. Keep aside to cool slightly.
7. Combine the plain flour with 1 tbsp of water in a bowl, mix well and keep aside.
8. Divide the wonton wrapper dough into 12 equal portions and roll each portion into a 100 mm. (4”) diameter circle using a little plain flour for rolling.
9. Place one wonton wrapper on a clean, dry surface and place 1 tbsp of filling on the upper side of the wrapper.
10. Apply a little plain flour-water paste along the edges of the wonton wrapper.
11. Fold the top most side of the wrapper over the filling and seal it tightly.
12. Fold the left and the right sides of the wonton wrapper towards the centre.
13. Roll the upper side of the wrapper with the filling downwards tightly, sealing the end securely with the plain flour-water paste.
14. Repeat the steps 3 to 7 to make 11 more rolls.
15. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few rolls at a time on a medium flame, till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
16. Serve immediately with schezuan sauce.