Peanut Fritters Recipe (Rempeyak Kacang)

Peanut fritters is also known as Rempeyak Kacang in Indonesia. It is better to use rice flour because of it's grainy texture. It is easy to prepare and goes well with Festive Rice and make a good addition to buffet.

Ingredients

  • Rice flour - 50 grams
  • Baking powder - 2.5 ml
  • Garlic (crushed) - 1 clove
  • Ground coriander - ½ teaspoon
  • Ground cumin - ¼ teaspoon
  • Ground turmeric - ½ teaspoon
  • Peanuts (crushed finely) - 50 grams
  • water and coconut milk mixture - 150 ml
  • Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves - few pieces

Method

  • Mix rice flour, baking powder and salt in a big bowl. Add garlic, coriander, cumin, turmeric, and peanuts
  • and stir well with coconut solution until batter is smooth.
  • Heat coking oil in frying pan and scoop spoonful of batter into heated oil. Pan fry several fritters at a time until both sides golden brown and crispy.
  • Dish out and drain well. Serve immediately or keep in air tight container for further use.
  • Salted peanuts can also be use but remember to adjust seasoning.

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