Spiced courgette fritters

Spiced courgette fritters

These easy-to-prepare veggie fritters are similar to Indian pakoras

Difficulty and servings

Easy

makes 8-12 fritters

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Tip all the fritter ingredients into a bowl. Gradually work in about 200ml cold water until everything is bound in a thick, spoonable batter (you can do this an hour ahead, but the fritters should be cooked at the last minute).
  2. Heat a decent layer of oil in a large frying pan, then fry large spoonfuls of the batter for 2 mins until golden. Flip them over, cook on the other side, then lift onto kitchen paper and keep warm while you cook another batch.
  3. Make the salsa by mixing all the ingredients together. Serve the fritters with the salsa for spooning over.
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QUICK STIR-FRIED COURGETTES

Heat a large wok until smoking. Working quickly, add 2 tbsp sunflower oil, then stir-fry 500g sliced courgettes for 3-4 mins until browned. Add 1 sliced red chilli, 2 sliced garlic cloves, a small piece fresh root ginger, finely shredded, and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Cook for 1 min, drizzle with a little sesame oil and serve. Delicious with a roast or fish.

PER SERVING

355 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 0.59 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009.

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  • 04 July 2009

    MrsO rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Salsa was lovely but the fritters did not work at all, the batter didn't stick to them, they weren't crispy because of the amount of water in the courgette. Wouldn't bother with this again.

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  • 04 August 2009

    sarah commented on this recipe

    We loved them but I agree about the water - having already tried the Courgette Fritter recipe I grated the courgettes & left out the water.

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  • 05 August 2009

    middle_pin2 commented on this recipe

    I cooked the "quick stir fried courgettes" and they were lovely. I might omit the chilli seeds next time though as by homegrown chilli's were a little hot!

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  • 06 July 2010

    Micky commented on this recipe

    when I make courgette fritters I grate the courgette and then wrap in a clean tea towel and squeeze out the excess water. this makes the fritters much crisper.

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    17 July 2010

    Sam commented on this recipe

    I made them tonight with spelt flour, added a little water at a time and cooked straight away, I didnt let the courgettes sit around, made sure they were spread thin so they cooked well. Might help that the courgettes were picked this afternoon from our allotment!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

makes 8-12 fritters

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

FOR THE FRITTERS

  • 3 courgettes , finely sliced
  • 1 large onion , halved and finely sliced
  • 1 red chilli , halved, deseeded, finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • handful coriander leaves, picked and very roughly chopped
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • sunflower oil , for frying

FOR THE TOMATO SALSA

  • 2 tomatoes , chopped to smithereens
  • 1 small red onion , finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli , finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 tsp ketchup
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PER SERVING

355 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 0.59 g

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