Name: Spiced courgette fritters
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 8-12 fritters
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 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; 2 tomatoes chopped to smithereens; 1 small red onion finely chopped; 1 green chilli finely chopped (optional); 1 tsp ketchup

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

Method

step 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).
step 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.
step 3
Make the salsa by mixing all the ingredients together. Serve the fritters with the salsa for spooning over.