Batagor

Description

Batagor is a popular Indonesian street food dish that originates from the city of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. Batagor is a shortened form of Bakso Tahu Goreng, which combines ground meat (fried dumpling) and fried tofu.

Ingredients

• 4 white tofu
• 15 dumpling skins
• 300g minced chicken
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp Knorr chicken powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 tsp dried coriander leaves
• 4 tbsp tapioca flour
• 100g sago flour
• 100g all-purpose flour
• 200 ml of water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Knorr chicken powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp nutmeg powder
• ½ tsp pepper
• 200g raw peanuts
• 8 red chilies
• 4 garlic
• 8 shallots
• 700 ml of water (450 ml + 250 ml)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 5 tbsp sweet sauce (kecap manis)
• 3-4 lime leaves
• 50g sugar
• 8g salt
• Fried shallots
• Chili sauce
• Lime

Steps

1. Cut the tofu into two triangular pieces, then fry them until they're brown. Once they're done, set them aside to cool for a bit.
2. Meat Mixture: Blend all the Meat Mixture ingredients (see the recipe) until they're well combined.
3. Take a dumpling skin and put 1-2 tsp of the meat mixture onto it. Then, fold the skin just like as shown in the picture.
4. Heat up a skillet over medium heat and fry the dumplings until they turn a lovely golden brown. Make sure the meat inside is cooked through.
5. If the tofu has cooled down, slit it about 1-2 cm with scissors. Fill it with 1-2 tsp of the meat mixture. Then, coat the outside of the tofu with the meat mixture, just like in the photo.
6. Wet Batter: Mix all the Wet Batter ingredients together until thickened.
7. Dip each tofu into the Wet Batter, then fry them over medium heat until they're cooked and have a nice golden-brown color.
8. Peanut Sauce: Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and saute the raw peanuts, large red chilies, and garlic until they're browned, but be careful not to burn them.
9. Blend the sauteed ingredients with the shallots and 450 ml of water. Pour it back into the pan, add an extra 250 ml of water, and then add brown sugar, sweet sauce (kecap manis), lime leaves, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Stir it all together until it starts to boil. If it's not sweet enough for your liking, feel free to add more sweet sauce (kecap manis) or sugar.
10. Cut up those dumplings and fried tofu into bite-sized pieces. Pour the peanut sauce all over them. Serve your Batagor with some fried shallots, sweet sauce (kecap manis), chili sauce, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.