noun
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
A type of tempura made by deep-frying a small bundle of mixed ingredients, often including shrimp and vegetables, held together with a light batter.
天ぷら屋でかき揚げを注文した。
I ordered kakiage at the tempura restaurant.
かき揚げは、えびと野菜をかき混ぜて揚げた天ぷらです。
Kakiage is a tempura made by mixing shrimp and vegetables together and deep-frying them.
Tempura is the general category; かき揚げ is a specific type where ingredients are mixed together and fried as a cluster.
From 掻き揚げる (かきあげる, 'to stir and lift'), referring to the cooking method of mixing ingredients and frying them in a bundle.