SPICED COURGETTE FRITTERS

Spiced courgette fritters image

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

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 50m

Yield Makes 8-12 fritters

Number Of Ingredients 13

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 355 calories, Fat 21 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.59 milligram of sodium