Lettuce Wraps
by Tarla Dalal
An idea that’s totally out of the ordinary, easy to execute but all set to please... get ready to try out our innovative Lettuce Wraps. A colourful and crunchy assortment of veggies, sautéed lightly and mixed into a stuffing, is wrapped in lettuce leaves lined with a herby plum sauce and pungent garlic sauce. A sprinkling of spring onions adds to the taste and textural aspects of this unusual Lettuce Wrap making it an experience that denotes excitement in every dimension. Using sesame oil makes these wraps tastier and healthier too.
Lettuce Wraps recipe - How to make Lettuce Wraps
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 14 wraps
For The Vegetable Stuffing
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1/2 cup finely chopped baby corn
5 tbsp finely chopped french beans
3/4 cup finely chopped cabbage
1 tbsp sesame (til) oil
a pinch of baking soda
1/2 tsp green chilli paste
salt to taste
1/4 cup finely chopped bean sprouts
2 tbsp roasted and powdered peanuts
2 tbsp pinenuts (chilgoza)
To Be Mixed Into A Sauce
2 tbsp readymade plum sauce
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp dried parsley
Other Ingredients
14 iceberg lettuce leaves
3 1/2 tsp red garlic sauce
7 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens
For the vegetable stuffing
- For the vegetable stuffing
- Heat the sesame oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the carrot, baby corn, french beans, cabbage and baking soda and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the green chilli paste and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the bean sprouts and sauté on a medium flame for 10 seconds.
- Switch off the flame, add the peanuts and pinenuts and mix well. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Divide the vegetable stuffing into 14 equal portions. Keep aside.
- Place a lettuce leaf on a clean, dry surface, put a little plum sauce in the centre and spread it evenly.
- Place a portion of the vegetable stuffing on it and spread it evenly.
- Finally spread ¼ tsp of red garlic sauce and sprinkle ½ tbsp of spring onion greens evenly over it.
- Roll it up tightly and seal it with a toothpick.
- Repeat steps 2 to 5 to make 13 more wraps.
- Serve immediately.
Lettuce Wraps Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal
| Energy | 56 cal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Fat | 3.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 232.8 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin C | 9.5 mg |
| Folic Acid | 15.7 mcg |
| Calcium | 18.8 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 18.3 mg |
| Phosphorus | 54.6 mg |
| Sodium | 109.1 mg |
| Potassium | 62.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |