Mento, cassava doughnuts, and coconut beans
Indonesian cassava fritters, made with grated cassava, black beans, and shredded coconut, shaped into balls and then fried until golden brown.
Mento is a traditional Indonesian doughnut made from grated cassava. When mixed with coconut and beans, it becomes crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time25 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfrying
- Estimated cost$4.25 $0.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $3.82
- $0.02
- $0.41
Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the cassava, wash it thoroughly, then grate it. ≈ 8 min
- Mix the grated cassava with the fine salt. ≈ 4 min
- Next, add the shredded coconut and the beans. ≈ 4 min
- Shape the dough into balls the size of a chicken egg, then fry them in hot oil until they are cooked through.
The bill
Mento, cassava doughnuts, and coconut beans
- 1 kg of cassava$3.82
- 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt$0.02
- deep-fried oil paint$0.41
Total$4.25
that's $0.71 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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