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Tempeh Mendoan - Deep Fried Tempeh with Spiced Batter
Do you miss snacking on crispy, crunchy, and super savory Indonesian tempeh mendoan? Follow my recipe to cook tempeh mendoan to snack on any time you like!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 450 gram (1 lb.) soybeans tempeh, cut into thin slices (I cut mine into 12-16 slices)
- oil for deep frying
- 125 gram all-purpose flour (Indonesian: tepung terigu)
- 1 tablespoon rice flour (Indonesian: tepung beras)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
- 2 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), grated
- 2 scallions (Indonesian: daun bawang), cut into thin sliced
- 200 ml water
- 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
- 2 to 5 red Thai chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit merah), seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), minced
Instructions
- 1
Heat enough oil in a pot/frying pan for deep frying.
- 2
Combine all batter ingredients in a mixing bowl, make sure to remove all the lumps.
- 3
Once the oil is ready, dip each slice of tempeh in the batter and deep fry until crispy.
- 4
Arrange the fried tempeh on a serving plate and serve with the chili sauce.