Courgette Fritters
We had a few courgettes that needed using up and I came across a recipe on BBC Food that I adapted to make a quick and tasty tea.
We ended up with a real mixed plate, with some avocados that needed using up and a mint raita made with a base of soft cheese not yogurt. There was also a big heap of baked red cabbage, sticky and sweet.
You will need
- A couple of courgettes (grated and squeezed very well to remove the liquid)
- A big handful of peas
- A couple of eggs
- About 4 tablespoons of plain flour
- About half a teaspoon of baking powder
- Half a teaspoon of ground coriander
- A teaspoon on cumin seeds
- A couple of teaspoons of lemon peel (I used some dried I had in the cupboard)
- A chilli, finely diced
- Vegetable oil for frying
- About a fingers width of feta, crumbled
Do
- Squeeze the liquid out of the courgette as much as possible. I did it in small handfuls and went through the whole bowl a few times
- Add all the rest of the ingredients except the oil and feta and mix until it’s stiff enough to hold it’s shape. Add the flour bit at a time is probably a good idea
- Put about a centimeter of oil into a pan and get hot. It doesn’t want to be smoking because the fritters will burn before they cook through. It takes a bit of practice.
- Add blobs of the mixture to the pan, a big bigger than a heaped teaspoon or so. Press them down when they go in so they stand a chance of cooking through. I could get five in my 10inch pan
- Flip them over once they have coloured and set
- I had a plate under a low grill to keep them warm on
- When you’re ready to serve, crumble a bit of feta over the top.
Result
Next time I’ll cook them in advance and then crisp in the oven/under the grill as the original article suggests, they went a bit spongy, but they taste great and the whole spices burst nicely when you bite into them. I sprinkled a bit of Scobo Oil which is fiercly hot and contrasted nicely with the salty feta.
Guacamole and baked red cabbage made for strange plate-fellows, but I’d have hated them to go to waste.
