Zucchini (courgette) Fritters
What’s not to love about these zucchini fritters. They are full of flavor and healthy too! You can have them as a snack, appetizer, or a light meal and are very quick and easy to make.
Servings 4 people
Calories 301kcal
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Shredder/grater
Ingredients
- 3 large zucchinis (courgette) (total 1 kg)
- 1 cup chickpea flour (besan/gram flour)
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
- 2-2 ½ teaspoon salt or as per taste
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon chilli powder or as per taste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon Ajwain seeds (carom seeds)
- 3 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves/kasoori methi
- 1 green chilli – finely chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs - coriander/parsley
- oil to pan fry
Minty yoghurt dip
- Greek yoghurt
- Salt as per taste
- Dried mint leaves
Instructions
- Wash zucchinis, trim ends and shred in a bowl. Keep aside.
- In another big bowl, add chickpea flour, buckwheat flour, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, ajwain seeds, dried fenugreek leaves, chopped green chilli and chopped herbs. Mix properly. Lightly rub the dried fenugreek leaves between your palms to make a coarse powder before adding to release the aroma and flavour.
- Using hands, squeeze as much water as you can from the shredded zucchinis and add the zucchini to the bowl with the remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly using hands. Save some of the water from zucchini as it can be added in case the batter is dry or add chickpea flour if the batter is too wet. The batter is supposed to be wet but not watery.
- Heat a frying pan and add little oil.
- Scoop around a tablespoon of batter into the pan and using the back of the spoon, gently spread it in a round shape. Add some oil on the top.
- Cook on low/medium flame till cooked, flip over and cook on the other side. It takes around 4-5 minutes each side.
- Serve hot with your choice of sauce, chutney or dip. For the minty yogurt dip, combine the ingredients for the dip in a bowl and mix.
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Notes
- It’s important to cook on slow/medium flame as chickpea flour takes longer to cook, if the flame is high, it will get cooked on the outside but remain undercooked inside.
- You can add other vegetables too such as corn, chopped onions or any fresh greens of your choice.
- Calories information is approximate, calculated using online Recipe Calorie & Nutrition Calculator.
- 1 cup=250ml
Nutrition
Calories: 301kcal