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    Home » By Category » Appetizers & Snacks » Deep & Shallow Fried

    Published: Jun 5, 2015 · Modified: Dec 26, 2019 by Usha Rao

    Zucchini Fritters

    Fritters are usually food prepared by deep frying meats, vegetables or fruits dipped in batter. There are some fritters that do not require deep frying and looks like cakes or rather mini pancakes. I was surprised to learn that even patties and kebabs fall under fritters.

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    According to wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritter American fritters are small cakes made with mixing the primary ingredients with egg and flour to bind the batter. For the last day of fritters I had planned on making American fritters but with a different ingredient. I wanted to make Baltimore style crab cakes and I could not find good quality crab meat. I dropped the idea and made zucchini fritters has I had all the ingredients at home. Some zucchini fritters called for grated parmesan cheese and I chose the Smitten Kitten recipe as this does not require cheese. Fritters are shallow fried and baked in moderate oven for 10 minutes to make them crisp.

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    I wanted to add some green chilies to spice it up but held back in the last minute. Fritters were mildly spiced to my taste and next time will spice it up with some green chilies. Mr.U also tasted and he said these were not bad and finished it off. I was sure he would not like it and he said he could eat them but were a little bland. Though the fritters were a bit bland, I liked them.

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    Source: Smitten Kitten
    Total Time: 20 - 25 minutes
    Preparation: 5 - 10 minutes
    Cooking: 5 - 6 minutes
    Baking: 10 minutes
    Yields: 10

    Ingredients:

    • 2 medium sized Zucchini, approx. 475 grm / little over 1 lb
    • 1 tsp. Salt + more to taste (I did not need to add more)
    • 2 Scallions, thinly sliced
    • 1 large Egg
    • ½ tsp. Black Pepper Powder (adjust to taste)
    • ½ cup All Purpose Flour
    • ½ tsp. Baking Powder
    • 2 tbsp. Oil for frying and more if required

    Dip:

    • ⅓ cup Yogurt
    • 1 tsp. Real Lime (would recommend freshly squeezed)
    • Pinch of Salt
    • 1 small Garlic minced (I used chili sauce instead but prefer garlic also)

    Preparation:

    • Wash zucchini, trim the tips. Grate/shred the zucchini using a shredding blade in the food processor or using a large hole of the grater box. I grated using the box.
    • Take grated zucchini in bowl, add teaspoon of salt and keep aside for 10 minutes. I let it aside for almost 30 minutes as I had to run an errand. You will surprised how much water will be released. Using clean hands squeeze as much water as possible.
    • Preheat the oven to 200F. Prepare a baking sheet and keep aside.
    • Take the squeezed zucchini into another bowl, add scallions, pepper, egg and mix well.
    • In another bowl mix together flour and baking soda. Add this flour to zucchini mixture and mix well until flour is well blended.
    • Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a wide (10”) cast iron pan or a non stick pan. I used cast iron pan.
    • When the oil is hot, drop some batter with a teaspoon and dap it a bit to spread. Do not overcrowd the pan. I made it in two batches of 5 each.
    • Cook the fritters until the bottom is light brown, about 1-2 minutes, flip and cook for another few minutes until brown.
    • Drain on paper towel, transfer to baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes.
    • Serve hot with dip or can be eaten as it is.
    • To prepare the dip, mix all the ingredients together.
    • These fritters stay good in the fridge for up to a week or freeze well in sealed bag. To reheat warm them in a 325 F oven.

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    1. Suma Gandlur says

      July 03, 2015 at 12:03 am

      They look great and as you mentioned our Indian palates probably love the spicy touch.

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    2. Sowmya:) says

      June 29, 2015 at 11:30 am

      They look really yummy and a awesome click too!

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    3. Sneha datar says

      June 29, 2015 at 9:13 am

      Flavorful and tempting fritters.

      Reply
    4. veena krishnakumar says

      June 16, 2015 at 9:34 am

      Yumm Yumm. Now I am tempted to try this too

      Reply
    5. Varada says

      June 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Love the flavor of zucchini. Must make a nice afternoon snack.

      Reply
    6. Priya Srinivasan says

      June 13, 2015 at 9:41 am

      Looks yumm usha!!! that sauce must have made it even more relishing!!!

      Reply
    7. PJ says

      June 13, 2015 at 1:45 am

      We[kids and me] love non spicy stuffs and the next time I see zucchini in the market,
      i am making these.

      Reply
    8. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      June 12, 2015 at 1:30 pm

      what a flavorful fritter!

      Reply
    9. Chef Mireille says

      June 10, 2015 at 1:53 pm

      Zucchini one of my fave veggies these look great

      Reply
    10. Pavani says

      June 10, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Yummy looking zucchini fritters.

      Reply
    11. sushma says

      June 08, 2015 at 10:48 am

      Zucchini fritters looks great.

      Reply
    12. Rajani says

      June 07, 2015 at 5:42 pm

      These look yum! Bookmarking this..

      Reply
    13. Harini says

      June 07, 2015 at 11:31 am

      They look so yumm.

      Reply
    14. themadscientistskitchen says

      June 07, 2015 at 9:57 am

      Yum yum yum I have zucchini grated fro another recipe tempted to make these instead.

      Reply
    15. Sapana says

      June 06, 2015 at 11:39 pm

      I made those fritters some time back and loved it. You have beautifully captured them.

      Reply
      • Suchitra says

        June 07, 2015 at 1:57 am

        My all time favourite! V yumyum, Usha if deep frying next time use besan they r more yummy

        Reply
    16. priya says

      June 06, 2015 at 10:18 am

      I had the zucchini fritters this morning for our breakfast which i prepared for my fritters, trust me i would like to gobble few more with that delicious dip.

      Reply
    17. sizzlingtastebuds says

      June 06, 2015 at 7:46 am

      Yummy fritters !

      Reply
    18. Praba Bubesh says

      June 06, 2015 at 12:09 am

      looks hot and crisp...healthy fritters...yum...

      Reply
    19. Sarita says

      June 05, 2015 at 11:07 pm

      Zucchini fritters looks great.! They looks too yummy too..

      Reply

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