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    Home » Sweets and Desserts » W for Wonton | Savory Wontons, Chocolate Wontons

    W for Wonton | Savory Wontons, Chocolate Wontons

    Published: Sep 26, 2013 · Modified: Oct 21, 2020 by Srivalli · 17 Comments

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    When it came to W, I had no doubt in my mind what I should do. This was to be one of the first letters to be finalized, though it was the last one to get cooked. With the requirement of the spring roll wrapper sheets that were needed for the outer layer, I kept procrastinating till the end.

    I even thought I should have another W in reserve, just in case I am unable to make Wontons. So I had bought a waffle maker months back and is just to be used till. When we had finalized on this mega marathon, I had got a packet of frozen spring roll wrapper sheets. That was the first time I have seen the Spring roll wrappers, being sold in available in our stores. So I got them even they cost a bomb. Since it packed quite a few numbers, I decided to make the spring rolls with those sheets. Unfortunately, they failed on me and I ended up making the outer layer myself.

    I almost thought I should dump those sheets, but put them back in the freezer. Right after this, I bought another packet of bigger sheets, I thought I could simply cut into smaller sheets for wontons. Again these were lying around for many days until finally, I had no other choice but to make the wontons.

    Vegetarian Savory Wontons

    Wontons hold a special place in my heart as these remind me of that period during college days. Those were some wonderful years spent with parents. With some relative or the other, having always lived with us, I remember this period being the lone years when I lived alone with parents and we had a ball of a time. We dined out for every Sunday lunch and we also wanted to experience dining in all the hotels that were booming out during that time. Still, when compared to what the food scene is now in Madras, we didn't have that many options.

    After visiting most of the hotels, we finally struck visiting the Presidency club for lunch. Daddy was a member for two years and I can singly blame that place for the need to expand our doors! The food that was served was one of the best experiences we had. With me being the only vegetarian, I invariably ended up ordering Paneer Tikkas and Veg Wontons with Garlic sauce. The combination was a super hit one and the wontons used to be so crispy and well fried. When the membership was up for renewal, we decided not to do, as we no longer could expand our doors!

    Chocolate Chip Wontons

    I remember ordering these wontons again in The Breeze and it kept up to its image. However, after those experiences, when I had tried at some other place, it wasn't done well. So I decided to never try it out and rather make it myself. However when I had dined in another Chinese restaurant, they served dessert wontons, the stuffing was sweet and I improvised by eating it with Vanilla Ice cream. Since then I had been planning on both Savory and sweet.

    I wanted to make a simple Chinese style vegetarian saute, more like the one we do for Chinese fried rice. For the sweet version, I decided to use chocolate chips.

    Dessert Wontons drizzled with chocolate Sauce

    I set out to make this on Sunday, so as I was preparing the lunch, I had the stuffing done. I had thawed the sheets as instructed, only the instructions were not really there. I again faced problems with the sheets breaking down. After much frustration, I decided to fold two layers and make the wontons. That was much better to manage. After making the veg version, I stuffed the chocolate chips and hinted to the boys.

    After that, it was such a tough job to get my work done. Peddu was after me to give him everything! and I literally had to pack him off to let me work in peace. I served the chocolate sauce with the chocolate wonton, however, the boys thought it was a savory sauce and won't touch it. The moment they realized it was chocolate, they were so excited and licked the bowl clean!

    They were not happy with just a few and wanted some more. So I ended up again making it and by this time the sheets were so pliable to handle and I made with a single layer. so it almost took more than an hour for the sheets to be used properly.











    Wontons ~ Sweet and Savory!

    Vegetarian Wontons
    Ingredients Needed
    Spring roll wrapper Sheets - 2 (cut into 4 small sheets)
    Beans, Carrot, Cabbage - 1 cup
    Soya Sauce - 1 tsp
    Green chilies - 1 medium
    Salt to taste
    Garlic - 2 cloves
    Oil - 1
    Spring Onions - 2
    Onions - 1/4 of a medium
    Oil for deep frying
    For the paste to seal
    All-purpose flour - 2 tbsp
    water as required to make a thick paste.
    How to make the savory wontons
    Thaw the spring roll sheets until it is ready to be used.
    Meanwhile finely chop all the vegetables.
    Heat a nonstick pan, saute the onions, followed by garlic and all the vegetables. Cook on high and let the vegetables be crispy. Add the sauce and adjust spice.
    Remove and keep it aside.
    To make the wontons, if your sheets are very big, cut into 4-inch squares. Place the filling in the center. spread the seal paste on all four sides. From one corner, cover the filling and seal it on all sides. At this stage, the shape will be a triangle.
    Next in the middle, press inwards to form a bow. On the left-wing, spread the seal paste and get the right-wing over the left, and press well. The sheets get glued very well.
    Freeze it for 10 mins.
    Once the oil is hot enough, slide the wontons and fry on both sides.
    Once it turns colour, drain it on to a kitchen towel.
    Chocolate Wontons
    Ingredients Needed:
    Spring roll wrapper sheets - 2 (cut into 4" squares)
    Chocolate chips as required
    Seal paste
    How to make the Chocolate WontonsAs you did the vegetarian wontons, these are done the same way for folding. Seal the sides with the chocolate chips stuffed in, deep fry. Serve with Chocolate sauce drizzled over it or with Vanilla ice cream.
    Notes:
    The packet didn't come with any instructions on what seal to use. It looked like plain water. However, it didn't work for me. I then used cornflour mixed in water. This was also not getting the sheets glued. Finally, after a couple of batches done, I thought all purpose flour should work and it worked perfectly. The entire experience was good as I had insight on how to work with these sheets and now I am geared to handle it well. Even if the sheets don't get struck well, the moment it was dropped into the oil, it becomes very crispy. so there is no spelling out of the filling inside. For the filling, since we use soya sauce, make sure you add less salt than usual. Else it will end up becoming too salty.


    Peddu showing off his share

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    1. Pavani N says

      September 26, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      Wow Valli, both the savory & sweet wontons are looking toooo good.. They look so cute and the shapes are perfect. Love the click with peddu's hand and the one with chocolate sauce all licked off -- making me want to try them NOW.
      We get wonton wrappers here in US and they are such a life saver -- only thing to look out for is that these wrappers usually have eggs in them.

      Reply
    2. Aysha says

      September 26, 2013 at 6:52 pm

      Tasty and yummy recipe

      Reply
    3. Manjula Bharath says

      September 26, 2013 at 7:36 pm

      perfectly made wontons and yummy fillings with veggies and chocolate 🙂 I love both makes me drool here !!

      Reply
    4. Priya Suresh says

      September 26, 2013 at 9:48 pm

      Seriously i dunno wat to chose, but somehow i'll go for that chocolate ones..

      Reply
    5. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      September 27, 2013 at 6:21 am

      Both sweet and savory are looking delicious.. perfectly shaped!! I have them on my to do for long... should try them out soon!!

      Reply
    6. vaishali sabnani says

      September 27, 2013 at 1:48 am

      W for wonton. .even I made them, though with a different stuffing. .I like this shape and great reading your experience on phyllo...though I have yet to work with it.
      Nice and crunchy wontons.

      Reply
    7. Magees kitchen says

      September 27, 2013 at 3:53 am

      Delicious!

      Reply
    8. veena krishnakumar says

      September 27, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      I have some phyllo which I bought from Gormei but never dared to make this...This pictorial is sure tto help me...looks awesome

      Reply
    9. The Pumpkin Farm says

      September 28, 2013 at 12:13 pm

      2 kind of fillings, lovely idea, helps cater to all groups 🙂

      Reply
    10. Harini-Jaya R says

      September 28, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      Wontons sure look very tempting! I like the cute square bowl with sauce in it!

      Reply
    11. Chef Mireille says

      September 29, 2013 at 2:46 am

      never thought of using phyllos for wontons. chocolate ones must be so amazing.
      @pavani - if you buy the shanghai wonton wrappers those don't have egg

      Reply
    12. Preeti Garg says

      September 29, 2013 at 7:41 am

      LOve this version of wonton and filling of chocolates.

      Reply
    13. Rajani S says

      September 30, 2013 at 10:02 am

      I loved reading this post. About all your 'wonton encounters' in Chennai restaurants and how Presidency club made you 'grow' :-))

      The wontons look great, and where did you get the phyllo pastry in Chennai?

      Reply
    14. Suma Gandlur says

      October 01, 2013 at 2:51 am

      Both the versions look great Valli.

      Reply
    15. Sapana Behl says

      October 01, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      Both the versions looks delicious ! wonderful post dear ...

      Reply
    16. Sandhya Karandikar says

      October 02, 2013 at 9:42 am

      Using phylo for wonton is a great idea. Your sweet version will be a hit with kids. Great post.
      I never knew you get phylo in India. Must try next time I am in Mumbai.

      Reply
    17. Srivalli says

      October 02, 2013 at 9:54 am

      Thanks for the lovely comments, only during a chat I realized that I might have made a mistake. On further reading realized that spring roll wrappers and phyllo sheets are slightly different. The ones I got were spring roll wrappers, so my search for phyllo sheets is on still. I have updated the post.

      Reply

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