Tempe Mendoan

Recipe by Dapur Rasamasa

Easy
Low Cost
Quick

Serve: 10 Piece

For the best result, buy tempeh specifically made for this dish, because the flavor will be richer. The trick to perfect Mendoan Tempeh is to not cook the tempeh completely through.

Water
10 tempeh, thinly sliced
Salt
Oil
1 spring onion, finely sliced

Spice Paste

5 garlic cloves
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 thumb-size piece galangal

Batter

½ glass rice flour
½ glass flour

For the best result, buy tempeh specifically made for this dish, because the flavor will be richer. The trick to perfect Mendoan Tempeh is to not cook the tempeh completely through.

Steps

Mix spice paste and onion with batter ingredients, add water to make a thin batter.
Dip each piece of tempeh, one by one, into the batter, covering completely. Fry battered tempeh in hot oil over medium heat until tempeh is half done and changes color slightly. Remove from oil Drain.
Serve with raw whole bird’s eye chilies or a mixture of soy sweet sauce and chopped bird’s eye chilies.