Provided is a tempura batter mix that has a good adhesion property to ingredients and makes it possible to prepare, by a simple procedure, tempura having a coating with a crisp texture and a fluffy voluminous appearance. The tempura batter mix comprises a grain flour and/or starch and at least one emulsifying agent selected from the group consisting of a polyglycerol fatty acid ester, a sucrose fatty acid ester, lecithin, and an organic acid monoglyceride and has a viscosity of 2 to 4.5 Pa·s when the tempura batter mix is added with 100 to 200% by mass of water based on the mass of the mix.
