VEGETABLE ROLLS / VEGETABLE CIGARS !

Vegetable Cigars/Rolls 

Yields : 18 rolls

Ingredients :

Fillo/ Phyllo pastry sheets - 18 sheets (Thawed)

Potato - 2 medium sized (Boiled and cut to small cubes)

Beans - 1/2 cup very finely chopped

Carrot - 1/2 cup Grated

Green peas - 1/2 cup 

Onion - 1 very finely chopped

Garlic - 2 

Ginger - 1/2 inch 

Green chilli - 1 

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Tomato sauce - 1/2 tbsp

Lemon juice - from 1/2 lemon

Coriander - 3 tbsp finely chopped

Kosher salt - 1 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1/2 tbsp 

Brushing :

Butter - 1 tbsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Melt the butter and mix with the oil. Keep it aside in a small bowl.

Stuffing :

1.Heat oil in a pan add finely chopped onion saute till they are slightly brown, now add Ginger+garlic+Green paste. 

2.Once raw aroma disappears add finely chopped beans for few minutes until  it is cooked 3/4th. Now add grated carrot, green peas.  Saute for few minutes until they are half cooked. (Do not overcook the vegetables)

3.Add all the spice powders, ketchup, boiled potatoes and salt.  Toss until everything is blended well. 

4.Squeeze juice of half lemon.  Finish it with chopped cilantro.  Let the stuffing cools completely.

Making Rolls :

1.Take a sheet and gently brush with

 the melted butter and oil mixture.  Place another sheet on top of the brushed sheet, again brush with the butter and oil mixture, similarly do it with one more sheet and brush with butter mixture. (Totally 3 sheets - > 1 sheet - Brush with butter mixture - 1 sheet - brush with butter mixture - 1 sheet - butter and oil mixture) Use pastry brush for brushing, do not over brush with butter mixture it makes the sheet soggy. Do it gently and slightly. 

2.Using a knife cut the sheet to 3 equal columns as shown in the picture.

3.Take a tbsp of masala stuffing keep it in one edge and start rolling.

4.Once you roll 1/4 way through tuck in the sides as shown in the picture and roll till the end gently.

5.Similarly make all the rolls and keep it in the baking tray facing seam side down (Keep it closed using damp kitchen towel)

6.Once all the sheets are filled and rolled.

7.Brush the rolls slightly with the remaining butter mixture on top of the rolls and sprinkle sesame seeds.

8.Bake it in the 375F preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes until they are nice golden brown in color.

9.Serve with Ketchup and Green chilli sauce.

Note :

1. Always Keep the Fillo/Phyllo pastry sheets closed with damp kitchen towel to avoid drying.

2. For variation you can add finely chopped soya chunks, boiled corn, baby corn, mushrooms etc.