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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.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Chinese, Mediterranean
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

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.

Notes

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