Indonesian Mung Bean fritters
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4.8
24 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
14
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Calories
79 kcal
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Course
Snacks
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Cuisine
Indonesian
Indonesian Mung Bean fritters
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Mung beans may not be as popular as other legumes, but they’re as healthy and very tasty. This fritter recipe is rooted in my mom's Indonesian "perkedel Kacang Hijau". Something that my mom used to make for our afternoon snacks.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mung beans washed and drained, dried
- 1.5-2 cups of water
- 2 plain flour heaped tablespoon
- 2 egg
- 4-6 spring onions finely sliced, or scallions
- 2 chilies finely chopped (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic crushed or finely chopped
- 1 tsp each of dried spices ground coriander, ground cumin, black or white pepper
- salt I put 1 tsp, according to taste
- cooking oil
Instructions
- Firstly, you boil the beans before you do anything else. I personally prefer the beans to be “al dente”. To achieve this, make sure you put plenty of water. And you have to keep an eye on the pan. Because the beans cook fairly quickly once the water gets to boiling point.
- If you’re going to share your fritters with your little one who is as young as 9 months old, you might want to boil the beans until they’re thoroughly cooked and a bit soft. Just take care, and don’t let them get softened too much to the point of becoming mushy.
- Once they’re boiled, drained and cooled, put the Mung beans in a bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Stir and mix well.
- Heat the oil to 180 C/ 356 F in a frying pan or a wok.
- Carefully slide one tablespoon of the bean mix into the oil and deep fry for about 5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy on the edges.
Notes
- If your fritters break when you fry them, it means there’s too much water content in the beans. So you may have to put more flour, around 1-2 tbsp.
- These fritters are good to freeze too. You can make them in batch, and then keep them in the freezer. Warm them up in the microwave, or in the oven if you prefer them slightly crispy on the edges.
- You can put the fritters in a tortilla wrap or pitta bread with a bit of salad, yogurt and chili sauce.
- Or, you can omit the chili from the recipe so that you can give the fritters to your little ones. The fritters will be one of your children's superfood recipes. They’re good for school packed-lunch too.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
79kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
58mg
(2%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 79 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 79kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.8
24 reviews
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