Bakwan - Indonesian Vegetable Fritter - Recipe

Bakwan or Veggies Fritter is one of the most popular street food in Indonesia. If you visit the country, you will find a lot of gorengan (fried snacks) sellers along the road. Despite the big amount of vegetables, it's not the healthiest snack because it is deep fried in a lot of oil. Still, this is the favorite snack of most Indonesians, including me :-D

Since I am living abroad, I always cook Indonesian food by myself because I cant move on from Indonesian delicacies. My partner loves this bakwan so much. I was surprised when he asked me to make some for him. He even asked me to make a big batch of bakwan for some special occasions and I said that maybe people wont like it because it's too oily. He kept insisting so I made some for his birthday party at home. And wow, people actually liked it so much. This veggie fritter was the star that night, I couldn't believe it :-D

Ingredients

• 3 medium carrots, cut into small julienne
• 150 gr shredded cabbage
• 150 gr bean sprouts
• 2 spring onion, cut into thin slices
• 2 small sticks celery
• 350 gr all purpose flour
• 400 ml water
• oil for deep frying

Seasoning

• 1 tsp garlic powder
• t tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 tsp mushroom powder (optional)

Methods

• In a large clean bowl, whisk all purpose flour and seasoning.

• Add in water, stir until you reach the right consistency, not to runny but not too thick.

• Add in the veggies and mix well. If you think there's not enough batter, you may add some more flour and water.

• Heat generous amount of oil in a pan over medium heat. Insert a chop stick in the oil to check if the oil is quite hot or not. If there are bubbles, it means the oil is ready. Using scoop, drop the batter into the hot oil, fry until golden brown.

Bakwan is normally served with bird's eye chili or Thai chili. We can also eat it with tomato sauce if you dont stand spicy sauce. Well for me, I love to eat it with fresh chili, as you can see in the picture :-D

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Cheers,

PS: All photos are mine and were taken with Nikon P610.