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Vegetarian Lettuce Cups

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Vegetarian Lettuce Cups

This delightful dish is bursting with beautiful and healthy flavors and is so easy to make. And the best part is that you can serve it as a starter or a side.

Ingredients

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    3/4 cup water
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    2 tsp cornflour or cornstarch
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    1 tsp sugar
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    3 tbsp sesame oil
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    1 tbsp ginger
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    2 cups vegetables, finely chopped (cabbage, beans, carrot, corn)
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    1 tbsp light soy sauce
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    1 dry red chili, roasted
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    Pepper
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    Salt
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    2 tbsp toasted walnuts, crushed

Method

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    Separate the Ice berg lettuce leaves and soak them in ice cold water. This will help to keep the leaves crisp. So, do not miss this step.
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    In a bowl, put in 3/4th cup water and mix in the cornstarch and sugar. Keep aside.
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    In a wok, heat the sesame oil and put in the ginger. Stir fry it for a minute and then add all the finely chopped vegetables.
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    Stir fry all the vegetables, until done for about 4 to 5 minutes.
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    Put in the water cornflour mixture, soy sauce, crushed red chili, pepper and salt. Cook until the sauce thickens, which should take about 3 to 4 minutes. Take off the heat and sprinkle in the toasted walnuts.
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    Place a portion of the vegetables over a crisp lettuce cup and repeat with the other leaves until the vegetables are used up.
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    Serve as a starter or a side.