Vegetables Fritters (Indonesian Bala-Bala)

Introduce

Chef :

Nia Hiura

Vegetables Fritters (Indonesian Bala-Bala)

#indonesianfood #vegetarian #veganfriendly I was so craving with Indonesian deep fried snacks lately. So today I made this vegetables fritters for myself since my hubby is not really fans of any deep fried food. I choose vegetables fritters, because it’s very easy to make and also less ingredients. I can used any vegetables that I have in my fridge, then just adding flour, season with seasoning, mix together and fry it. Sounds easy right? Indeed, it is easy. By the way actually in Indonesia there are many kind of vegetables fritters. But normally they have similar ingredients and seasoning but some other region has different way of how to fried. In East Java, they’re using ladle to shape the batter and deep frying it. It’s called Weci, Heci, or Ote-ote. In West Java they’re simply just dropping the batter with the spoon into the hot oil and fried it. It’s called Bala-bala. So this time I am going to make bala-bala and I am simply using West Java methods to frying the vegetables fritters. Okay... let’s check on the ingredients and how to make it.

Ingredient

1 1/2 cup

purpose flour

2 tbsp

rice flour

1/2-1 tsp

chicken powder

1/2 tsp

black pepper

1 tsp

garlic

1/2 tsp

sugar

1 tbsp

melted butter

1-11/2 cups

shredded cabbage

shredded carrot

1 stalk

green onion finely sliced

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a large mixing bowl combined the flour and rice flour along with all seasoning, melted butter, and water. Mix throughly.

* Step 2

Then add shredded cabbage, carrots, sliced green onions, and mix well. Set asides.

* Step 3

Heat up the oil in a frying pan under medium heat. Once heated, using spoon place a spoonful of vegetables batter and drop it into the oil. Repeat for another 4-6 drops in one batch. Try to not over crowded the frying pan.

* Step 4

Keep frying until the fritters are golden brown then take off from the heat and place it on the paper towels. If you prefers the fritters for more crispy then you can fry them a little bit longer. Continue frying until the whole batter finished.

* Step 5

Serve the fritters with fresh Thai chilies or chilli sauce. (Since this time still in quarantine time I don’t have fresh chilli in my hand, so I used chopped frozen chilli) Enjoy and I hope you guys give it try!