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Bakwan Sayur - Vegetables Fritter

How to cook bakwan sayur (Indonesian vegetable fritters) at home, choosing the vegetable mix, and tips to get crispy bakwan.

Ingredients

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250 gram shredded blanched cauliflower (Indonesian: bunga kol), or shredded cabbage (Indonesian: kol)
150 gram shredded carrot (Indonesian: wortel)
2 scallions (Indonesian: daun bawang), thinly sliced
150 gram all-purpose flour (Indonesian: tepung terigu)
50 gram rice flour (Indonesian: tepung beras)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground pepper
250 ml ice cold water
5 cloves garlic, peeled and grated
1 egg
oil for deep frying
Thai chilies
tomato ketchup
chili sauce/sambal of your choice

1
In a mixing bowl, combine all purpose flour, rice flour, salt, sugar, and ground pepper. Add water and mix well, make sure there are no lumps.
2
Add grated garlic and egg into the batter. Mix well.
3
Add shredded blanched cauliflower/cabbage, shredded carrot, and sliced scallions into the batter and mix well.
4
Put the bakwan batter in the fridge while we heat up the oil to keep the batter as cold as possible.
5
Pour enough oil in a pot for deep frying. Once a bit of batter dropped into the oil bubbles immediately, the oil is ready. If you have a thermometer, wait until the oil reaches 170 Celsius (340 Fahrenheit).
6
Remove bakwan batter from the fridge. Use a small laddle (or ice cream scoop) and drop a laddleful of vegetables mixture into the hot oil. Deep fry until the fritter is crispy and turns golden brown on both sides, remove and drain on a wire rack/paper towel. Repeat until all batter is used up.
7
Serve immediately with some Thai chilies, or a combination of tomato sauce and chili sauce.