Lettuce Wrap

It’s dinner time and it was raining heavily out. I realized I was left with only some lettuce leaves, tomatoes, and onions while browsing my vegetable stock and so was born the lettuce wrap. From that night on my husband and I crave this delicious (yes!) dish. As Famously quoted by Oscar Wilde ” To Expect the Unexpected” was the key ingredient here. I would love to name this dish as “The Best Bachelor’s Dish”, as this required hardly any ingredient and is simple to make.Preparation time:- 10 minutes

Ingredients Required:-

1. Frozen Lettuce leaves
2. Finely Chopped Tomatoes
3. Finely Chopped Onions
4. Garlic Pods- 2
5. Turmeric
6. Chilli Powder
7. Coriander Powder
8. Olive oil
10. Butter – as per your need
11. Salt to Taste
12. Toothpicks
13. More Love

• If you using fresh Lettuce, you can skip this step. For frozen Lettuce, dip in boiling water and dry them until they are soft and free of moisture.
• In a pan, add oil, garlic, onions and tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, chili powder, and coriander as per your taste. Sautee them well.
• In a flat pan, add some butter and toss the lettuce leaves (take the ones which are big and can easily be rolled/wrapped)
• After tossing, add this curry paste to these leaves and roll them. Make a small hole at the edges and fix a toothpick to hold the wrap well.
• Keep tossing the wrap front and back till they are roasted and visibly turn golden brown. 
• Serve the wraps with a Tahini dip or Hummus or have it with Tomato sauce and thank me later!

NOTE:-

1. Instead of vegetables, you can use Hummus for the filling. You can try the Green Moong Hummus recipe – http://www.lesssaltmorelove.com/2019/11/green-moong-hummus.html

2. You can use ANY filling- Panneer Burji, Egg Burji. ANYTHING!

3. If you don’t have Lettuce, use Cabbage. Tastes similar.

4. Ensure you use toss them well for better flavor and crispy texture.

5. You can also use your leftover gravies or vegetables for the filling.

6. Perfect substitute for Gluten allergic people and diet conscious.

7. Through this, you can slowly learn the skill of wrapping. That is a technique which I’m slowly getting used to.

8. Store under chiller condition for not more than 24 hours.
9. Heat only once before consumption.
10. Don’t have when it is cold.
11. If the filling is perishable, have it immediately the same day of preparation.

Trust me, after having this, you will never feel like having the wraps made of Wheat or Maida. You will definitely feel like you’re going to lose at least 5 kilos (because no carbs bro!!). Give it try and let me know how this worked!