Been trying to eat healthy of late so that means no desserts, no sugar in tea/coffee, no sodas or colas, cutting down on meat intake, next-to-no eating out on weekdays, consuming lots of fruits and vegetables, multiple refills of green tea and mugs and mugs of hot water!
Of late we've developed a great fondness for lettuce wraps, especially Thai and Vietnamese style. However, the new 'go healthy' lifestyle doesn't allow for frequent meals of minced pork/ beef albeit wrapped up in fresh, healthy, green leaves. So, last night I decided to make spicy veggie lettuce wraps and see how that works out.
It. Was. Good.
Without further ado, here's the recipe -
Ingredients
Lettuce leaves, duh!
Mushrooms
Bellpeppers - I used red and green
Baby corn
Onions or onion powder
Green and red chillies
Garlic
Tofu or paneer
Cumin powder (jeera powder)
Salt and pepper
Chui-chow chilli oil (hoisin sauce or even chilli sauce will do the trick)
Olive oil
Soya sauce
Boiled rice
Prep
Finely chop the
mushrooms, bellpeppers, onions (if using), green chillies and baby corn
Cut the garlic in long slices
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick karahi (wok) and add green chillies and garlic once the oil is hot
Saute on a medium flame till the garlic starts changing colour
Add the baby corn and let cook till the corn is slightly soft and breaks easily
Add the bell peppers and saute on a medium high flame
Add salt and chui chow chilli oil
Mix well
till the vegetables are cooked but crunchy
Crumble the paneer in a separate bowl
Add in the mushrooms and paneer
Let cook and simmer till the water from the paneer and mushrooms almost dries out but don't let it get
too dry.
Once done, add a generous helping of soya sauce and top with some pepper
Mix well and take off heat
Peel the carrot into strips using a vegetable peeler
And the ingredients for your wrap are ready!!
Now, to make your wrap - on a lettuce leaf, spread some chui-chow chili oil, add rice and top with the vegetable mince. Wrap and go for it!
You can believe me when I say it was good because I didn't even have time to take quality pictures... (much to my dismay) Vishal insisted that I ditch the phone and focus on the food instead! :)
Do let me know if you made the wrap and if you liked it. You can add a whole lot more and substitute what you don't like. Just enjoy the cooking journey people! :)
