AFF Indonesia - Tempe Mendoan (Deep Fried Soya Bean Cake)

A famous snack , there are two versions for tempe mendoan, thin crispy and the other one is the softer kind
I prefer the latter one, as I feel like eating chips whenever I eat the thin version LOL

Ian loves tempe mendoan so much he requested to display some of his toys

His excuse was, this is one of my favourite food LOL

 

 

 

Recipe is from Sajian Sedap site

 

What you need:

 

2 blocks of tempe, thinly sliced

2 stalks of spring onion, chopped

300g plain flour

30g rice flour

30g tapioca starch / sago flour

500ml water

enough cooking oil to deep fry the tempe

 

Grind together:

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 tsp coriander powder

2 tsp salt

a dash of pepper

 

Method:

1. Mix spring onion, all three flours, and the grinded ingredients in a large bowl
2. Pour water and mix well til form thick batter
3. Dip tempe into the batter and deep fry til golden brown

 

The fried tempe mendoan is best eaten immediately while it's warm

The skin is  crisp while still able to taste the texture of the tempe inside

THe skin will turn soft after a few hours, but it's still yummy :)

 

Normally, it's eaten with sambal kecap (dark sweet soya sauce mixed with cut shallots and green bird's eye chillis)

Another way is to just munch together with pieces of green bird's eye chillis (this needs courage! LOL)

 

 

 

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