Bakwan Sayur are vegetable fritters filled with carrots, cabbages and scallions. Perfect to eat as a snack. it is a very common street food in Indonesia.

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 10-15 Fritters

Ingredients

• 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

Preparation

Cooking bakwan is very simple. All you need to do is to prepare the batter, which consists of all-purpose flour, egg, a little bit of water, and some seasoning.

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. Tip! add a bit of coriander powder/crushed coriander to bring out a more 'Indonesian' flavor.
4. Add the shredded cabbage, carrot, spring onion and celery stalk. Mix evenly.
5. In a wok, heat enough oil for deep frying over medium high heat.
6. Scoop one tablespoon of the batter, and fry it until golden brown (around 3 minutes each side).
7. Another tip! Make sure you add more vegetables and less batter ratio to have a crispier fritter.
8. Serve bakwan with fresh chilli or chilli sauce.