Vegetable Spring Rolls | Fried Spring Rolls

Crispy fried spring rolls or vegetable spring rolls with sweet chili sauce (lumpia).

5 from 8 votes

Vegetable Spring Rolls | Fried Spring Rolls | Lumpia

Fried spring rolls are crispy and tasty snacks, appetizers, or finger food from Asian cuisine, where the rolls are stuffed with crisp vegetables or sometimes even meat and fried or baked.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Finger Food, Snack

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Philippines, Thai, Vietnamese

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 125kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Pan for frying

Ingredients

10 Tortillas Spring rolls wrappers or Lumpia wrappers
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil moe for frying
2 cups Cabbage
1 Carrot
1 Capsicum bell pepper
½ Onion
½ inch Ginger
2 Garlic cloves
1 Green chili
2 Spring onions
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon Thai basil coriander leaves or dried Basil leaves - 1 tsp
½ teaspoon Black Pepper powder
1 teaspoon Red Pepper flakes
1 to 2 teaspoon Soy sauce
½ teaspoon Vinegar
2 tablespoon All-purpose flour

Instructions

Spring rolls filling

Using a food processor, finely chop all the vegetables. You can also use any other vegetables or meat of your choice.
2 cups Cabbage, 1 Carrot, 1 Capsicum, ½ Onion, ½ inch Ginger, 2 Garlic cloves, 1 Green chili, 2 Spring onions
Transfer this finely chopped vegetables to a bowl.
In a pan on a medium-high flame, heat oil.
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Add all the chopped veggies and cook on high flame till the vegetables are half cooked but crispy.
To this, add basil leaves, pepper powder, pepper flakes, soy sauce, vinegar, salt to taste and mix well. Switch off the flame.
Salt to taste, 1 tablespoon Thai basil, ½ teaspoon Black Pepper powder, 1 teaspoon Red Pepper flakes, 1 to 2 teaspoon Soy sauce, ½ teaspoon Vinegar

How to wrap a spring roll?

Add flour and 2 tablespoon of water in a small bowl and mix to form a thick paste. This is used for sealing the edges of the spring roll. You can use only water.
2 tablespoon All-purpose flour
Place a tortilla wrap or spring roll wrapper on a working surface. Take about 2 tablespoon of the vegetable mixture, and place it as a log-on end farther from you.
10 Tortillas
Apply the flour paste along the edge of the tortilla to act as glue.
Using the edge farther to you, roll it up and over the vegetable mix and tuck it to form a tight log by pulling the mixture closer together.
Fold the left side of the wrapper towards the center and then the right side to seal and close the ends of the roll.
Now roll the wrapper towards you, gently tucking the filling tighter. Make sure the end is sealed with the flour mixture. (Check the video here on how to wrap a spring roll: src wiki )

How to make deep-fried crispy spring rolls?

Heat oil for frying. See that atleast 40 % of the pan is covered with oil.
Once the oil is hot, fry the rolls on a medium flame for approximately 2 to 3 minutes on each side until it becomes crispy and golden brown.
Transfer it to a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
Serve with sweet and spicy chili sauce, and enjoy.

Notes

For this recipe, you can also use egg wrappers instead of tortillas or frozen spring roll wrappers. Generally, I wouldn't say I like using rice rolls wrappers for frying as they are difficult to manage and absorb excess oil.
See that you squeeze the vegetable mixture to avoid any water content before placing it on the wrap. Else spring rolls might explode while frying.
For crispy and perfect spring rolls, always see that the oil is hot, and spring rolls are cooked on medium to medium-high flame.
Do not overcrowd the pan. Depending on the size of the pan, add the spring rolls.
Do not overfill the spring roll. Too much filling will rip the wrapper.
Leftover spring rolls can be stored in an air-tight conatiner in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave until heated through and becomes crispy.

Baking instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush each spring roll with oil. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through or until spring rolls become crispy and golden brown.

Serving suggestions

Spring rolls can be served with fried rice or hakka noodles for a complete meal or as an appetizer with peanut sauce, hoisin sauce, or sweet chili sauce.

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