Cheesy Filo Cigars
Flaky, crispy filo cigars are filo pastry filled with cheese & flavorful Manchurian Stir Fry mixture rolled into a cigar shape then baked until golden. Simple, elegant treats that get done in less than 1hour.
This recipe is very simple. These filo cigars can even be stored in the freezer for future enjoyment. Give these crisp, golden cheesy filo snacks a try!!
Filling Preparation
Filling, Cutting and Folding the Filo
Cheesy Filo Cigar
Flaky, crispy Filo cigars are filo pastry filled with cheese & flavorful Manchurian Stir Fry mixture rolled into a cigar shape then baked until golden. Simple, elegant treats that get done in less than 1hour. It is an amazing Fusion recipe and super easy to make.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Chinese, Mediterranean
For Manchurian Stir Fry Filling
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
- 1 small Onion finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Cabbage roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup Carrot julienne cut
- 1/2 cup Bell peppers julienne cut
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1&1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp Red Chilly paste
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves Chopped
- 2 tbsp Spring onion greens Chopped
- 1&1/2 Cup Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
For Cigars
- 4 Sheets Filo Pastry thawed
- 1/2 Cup Butter melted
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Water
- 2 tbsp Sesame seeds
For Manchurian Stir Fry Filling
In a pan heat oil, add garlic & Onions. Fry for 1min
Add carrot, chopped bell peppers & cabbage. Fry for 30 sec.
Add salt & pepper and mix well.
Now add soya sauce, red chilly paste & ketchup and mix well until well combined.
Add in the coriander leaves & Onion greens and mix well. Filling is now ready.
For Cigars
After thawing the Filo pastry as per package directions, Take 4 filo pastry sheets (we need only 4 sheets for this recipe), Brush each sheet with melted butter .
Now cut the filo dough sheets into 3 rectangles approximately 5inches, then cut into half total 6 cigar .
Spread 1-2tbsp of prepared mixture along the width of one end and add cheese. Then carefully roll up the mixture into a cigar shape.
Prepare the egg mixture by mixing egg & 1tbsp water in a bowl. Whisk using a fork until well combined. Keep aside.
Place the prepared cigars on parchment paper, Brush the top of the pastry with the egg mixture & sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Bake them in a preheated oven at 180c for about 15-20 minutes. Serve hot.
I have used only 4 filo pastry sheets and stored the remaining for later use .
If you want to store the leftover filo pastry then wrap tightly it in a plastic or store in a zip lock bag and refrigerate up to 1 week.
Keyword Filo Cigars, Filo pastry, Manchurian Stirr Fry
