Spring Onion Parcels - Snacks

Scallions (also known as green onions, spring onions, or salad onions) are vegetables of various Allium onion species. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.

Spring onions have hollow, tubular green leaves growing directly from the bulb. These leaves are used as a vegetable; they are eaten either raw or cooked. The leaves are often chopped into other dishes, in the manner of onions or garlic.

Spring Onion Parcels

Ingredients

For The Pancakes
- 1/3 cup cornflour
- 1/3 cup plain flour (maida)
- 1/3 cup milk
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tsp oil
- melted butter for greasing and cooking


For The Stuffing
- 2 1/4 cups chopped spring onions whites and greens
- 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
- 1 tbsp oil
- a pinch of sugar
- salt to taste

To Be Mixed Into A Smooth Thick Paste
- 2 tbsp plain flour (maida)
- 3 tbsp water

Other Ingredients
- oil for deep-frying


Method

For the pancakes

1. Combine all the ingredients along with approx. 5 tbsp of water in a deep bowl and whisk well to make a smooth batter.

2. Grease a 100 mm. (4") diameter non-stick pan using a little melted butter, pour 2 tbsp of the batter on it and tilt the pan around quickly so that the batter coats the pan evenly.

3. Cook the pancake on each side for 30 seconds approximately, using a little melted butter.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make 5 more pancakes. Keep aside.


For the stuffing


1. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the spring onion whites and greens, green chillies, sugar and salt and sauté on a high flame for 2 minutes. Keep aside.


How to proceed

1. Place a pancake on a clean, dry surface, put 2 tbsp of the prepared stuffing in the centre of the circle.

2. Fold 2 opposite corners of the pancake over the stuffing, overlapping them slightly using a little plain flour-water paste.

3. Now fold the remaining 2 sides to seal the stuffing well using little more plain flour-water paste.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to make 5 more spring onion parcels.

5. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry a few spring onion parcels till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.

6. Serve immediately.