♥...Spicy Rolls (Popia Pedas)...♥

A snack which topped my favourite snacks list recently. So easy to prepare, so easy to munch! Anytime, anywhere...

Wow...close to an ad right??? Haha. Okey friends, here's my short return to the bloggywood with a simple yet crunchy snack, made with fried spring roll sheets and anchovies sambal. You don't have much to do except for rolling the sheets one by one.

Recipe adapted from a lovely cook cum mother, Mas who blogs her food at Mas: Duniaku :)
Thank you Mas for sharing the wonderful recipe. Rasanya dah banyak kali Love bagitau kat Mas pasal popia pedas ni yang tak sempat nak snap kan. Hah...baru dapat chance!

Here's the recipe, translated. Please head over to Mas' blog for more! 

SPICY ROLLS ( POPIA PEDAS ) by Mas

Ingredients :~

• One pack of spring roll sheets ( I used the medium size )
• 1 egg ~ beaten OR form a glue paste using plain flour and water

Ingredients for sauce:

•      4 tbsp dried chilli paste
•      1 medium onion - ground
•      1 clove garlic - ground
•      dried shrimps - optional
•      salt to taste
•      1 cube anchovies stock
•      5 tbsp of sugar

Add-ons :~

•     anchovies ~ cleaned and washed
•     roasted peanuts ~ x add
•     roasted sesame seeds  ~ x add

Preparation :~

Neatly roll each spring roll sheets, glue the ends with egg mixture or flour paste.
Using a scissor, cut each rolls oblique about 2inches long. 
Deep fry in oil until light brown, remove and drain on paper towel.
Reduce oil, and saute the grounded paste and chilli untill fragrant. Add salt and anchovies stock cube, stir.
Add sugar and stir again, let the mixture thickens. 
Turn off heat and put in the fried spring rolls, mix well evenly and add anchovies, peanuts and sesame seeds as desired.
Allow to cool and store into an airtight container. Happy Munching!!!!


Don't like the spicy version? Then try this...Fry the spring rolls as per recipe, then coat with icing sugar immediately. Enjoy! :)