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

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Spiced courgette fritters

Spiced courgette fritters

Barney Desmazery

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Makes 8-12 fritters

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

A star rating of 3.6 out of 5.3 ratingsRate

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

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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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Nutrition: per serving

kcal355
fat21g
saturates3g
carbs38g
sugars8g
fibre3g
protein7g
salt0.59g

low

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.

RECIPE TIPS

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009

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