Lentis, Indonesian cassava fritters
Indonesian cassava fritters, made with grated cassava, squeezed to remove excess moisture, and mixed with garlic, shallots, and cilantro, shaped into stic…
Lentis are a type of cassava doughnut that is typical of Indonesia. The cassava is grated, squeezed, mixed with spices, shaped, and then fried.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfrying
- Estimated cost$6.80 $1.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $3.80
- $1.65
- $0.53
- $0.35
- $0.04
- $0.43
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Grate the cassava, then squeeze it to extract the water. ≈ 8 min
- Grind the shallots, garlic, cilantro, and salt into a paste. Mix this paste with the squeezed cassava and the bay leaf.
- Shape the dough into sticks about the size of your thumb, approximately 3 to 4 cm long. ≈ 10 min
- Fry them until they are fully cooked.
The bill
Lentis, Indonesian cassava fritters
- 1 kg of cassava$3.80
- 10 shallots$1.65
- 6 cloves of garlic$0.53
- 1 tablespoon of cilantro$0.35
- 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
- frying oil$0.43
Total$6.80
that's $1.13 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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