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Healthy pregnancy recipe – Bean Sprouts and Veggie Wraps

This is a filling veggie wrap for small hunger pangs.

Healthy pregnancy recipe – Bean Sprouts and Veggie Wraps

Written by Admin |Updated : November 25, 2013 12:22 PM IST

bean_sprouts_and_veggie_wrapsBroccoli, sprouts and baby corn combine well not just in taste but appearance as well. Not to forget that this dish is nothing short of a super nutritious performance! Filling and wholesome snack for an expectant mother to satiate small hunger pangs and increase nutrient requirements. (Read: Diet during pregnancy - Yummy and healthy recipes)

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Serves 4

Ingredients

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For The Stuffing

1 tsp oil
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup sliced capsicum
1/2 cup broccoli or cauliflower florets ,blanched
1 cup bean sprouts (readily available in the market)
1/4 cup carrot juliennes
2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 1/4 cup water
a pinch sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper powderto taste
2 tsp chilli sauce

Other Ingredients
4 whole wheat chapattis/ tortillas
1 tsp oil for cooking

Method

For the stuffing

  1. Heat the oil in a wok or a non-stick kadhai, add the garlic and saut on a high flame for a few seconds.
  2. Add the onions, capsicum, broccoli, bean sprouts, carrots and saut on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the cornflour paste, sugar, salt and pepper, chilli sauce and simmer till the sauce thickens, stirring once in between.
  4. Divide the stuffing into 4 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

  1. Plac a cooked chapati/tortilla on a flat, dry surface and spread a portion of the stuffing at one edge and roll it up tightly.
  2. Heat a tava (griddle) and cook the wrap using tsp of oil, till brown spots appear on all the sides.
  3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 4 more wraps.
  4. Serve hot.
Nutrient values

Protein per wrap
11.5 gm
Here is the original recipe source:Bean sprouts and veggie wraps by Tarla Dalal.

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