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Bakwan Sayur: Deep Fried Vegetable Fritters
Bakwan sayur are deep-fried vegetable fritters common throughout Indonesia, and often sold as a streetside snack. It’s a quick and easy treat that’s addictive but gloriously unhealthy.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 gr all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour (or rice flour)
- 100 gr white cabbage, thinly shredded
- 1 small carrot, peeled, julienned
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- 1 small celery stalk, thinly sliced
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 0.5 tsp white pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp mushroom stock powder (optional)
- 150 ml water
- Cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic into a fine paste. Set aside.
- 2
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, tapioca flour, salt, white pepper powder, mushroom stock, egg, garlic paste and water into a smooth batter.
- 3
Add the shredded cabbage, carrot, spring onion and celery stalk. Mix evenly.
- 4
In a wok, heat enough oil for deep frying over medium high heat.
- 5
Scoop one tablespoon of the batter, and fry it until golden brown (around 3 minutes each side).
- 6
Serve bakwan with fresh chilli or chilli sauce.