Tempe Mendoan (Deep-Fried Tempeh)
Published on HivePostify by @pandaradvanture · Fri Aug 21 2026
Hi bloggers and food lovers, do you like fried foods? Today I’m going to share my family’s favorite fried tempeh recipe. This dish is a common staple you’ll easily find if you visit Indonesia. Tempeh is made by fermenting soybeans and yeast. The tempeh is cut into pieces, coated in a savory flour batter, and deep-fried in hot oil. Okay, let’s get right to it
Ingredients:
- 6 packages of tempeh - 1 egg - 5 tbsp all-purpose flour - 70 grams all-purpose flour - 2 tbsp rice flour - 300 ml water - 1 stalk green onion - 1 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp mushroom bouillon powder - 1/2 tsp ground black pepper - cooking oil - 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce - 1 tbsp chili powder - 1 clove garlic - 3 shallots
Steps:
- Slice the tempeh thinly like this
- Set aside
- Add the all-purpose flour, wheat flour, rice flour and salt to a bowl
- Add the round black pepper and mushroom bouillon powder to the bowl
- Add the chopped scallions to the bowl
- Crack the egg and add it to the bowl
- Add water little by little, then mix until the batter looks like this
- Heat cooking oil in a skillet
- Take a slice of tempeh and dip it into the batter
- Once the oil is hot, place the tempeh in the skillet
- Fry over medium heat until the tempeh turns slightly brown
- Remove and drain
- Repeat until all the batter is used up
- For the dipping sauce, pour sweet soy sauce into a bowl
- Add sliced garlic and shallots
- Add chili powder (fresh bird’s eye chilies are better)
- Stir until well combined
- Tempe Mendoan (deep-fried tempeh) are ready to eat
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