Spicy Dates Rolls
By: sonia gupta
Published: Saturday, December 25, 2010 - 1:34pm

Ingredients




1 Tomatoes:
1 Onion: (Finely Chopped)
1/2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste:
Salt: To Taste
Turmeric Powder: Pinch
1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala:
2 teaspoons Olive Oil:
1 Cabbage: Firm Leaf
1 Spinach: Firm Leaf (a 4- 5 baby spinach leaves)
2 Dates:
1/2 Minced Green chill:

Preparation

1 First thing you do is wash the dates & keep them aside to dry, use paper towel to take excess moisture off. 2 In a pan stir fry your chopped onion til it turns golden brown ( i prefer to use red onions as they caramelize better), add seasoning of garam masala, salt, turmeric powder & tomatoes (again finely chopped), roast till the mixture becomes consistent. Take out this mixture in a bowl. 3 Take a nonstick pan, drizzle few drops of olive oil. Gently heat your Cabbage/Spinal leaves for few seconds, dont overheat, else they will become soggy & fall off, Take the leaves out spread them on a plate. 4 Layer the curried mixture on the leaves, throw in a 1 full date on to each curried leaf & roll it up, and heat the rolls for 30 seconds. The wonderful curried rolled dates are ready. 5 Serve with a herb tomato & Pudina Yogurt Dip !!!!! 6 Add a cup of Hot Chai to the party ..........

About


Well the idea might sound like rolled dates in cabbage and spinach, but the TRUE inspiration here is "Stuffed Karela" (or Bitter Gourd), I had a few concepts in mind in what to roll in along with the dates but gave a caramelized onion filling a shot. You can also try jullien s of red and yellow bell peppers. So here's how it goes...