Vegan zucchini fritters is an easy breakfast recipe. You can easily make this for lunch boxes and it is full of flavor. It is a savoury fritter or pancake which is quite easy to make. Usually, people make zucchini fritters with eggs. However, this is a vegan and gluten-free version of it.If you are not gluten free, you may make the recipe with wholewheat flour instead of chickpea flour. I personally prefer besan when making it as it is great for protein. I love eating gluten free whenever possible but it has to be egg free.
Zucchini is a great veggie. It is easily available and is quite versatile. Be it in a raw noodle salad or as a muthiya dumpling. You can cook it as an easy curry or add it to your veggie loaf. It closely resembles the besan chilla. Probably I will call it ghara, which went abroad.
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Ingredients for zucchini fritters
- Zucchini
- Chickpea flour/besan
- corn flour/maize flour/makki ka atta
- Green chillies
- Ginger
- Salt
How to make zucchini fritters without egg?
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In a large mixing bowl, add grated zucchini and salt. Keep it aside for 10 mins. Water will get separated and zucchini is reduced to 2 cups. Remove the water from the bowl.
3. Once the batter is ready, heat heavy bottom tava or cast iron pan or skillet. Add a spoonful of oil. 
4. Take a big scoop of batter and form a patty. Place the zucchini fritters on the pan. 
5. Cook evenly on both sides. Drizzle more oil if you want it extra crispy. Zucchini fritters made on an iron skillet over medium heat, taste great anytime of the day.
Serve hot with mint chutney and tomato ketchup.It also tastes great with a dollop of sour cream.
Read the vegan zucchini fritters recipe here
Vegan zucchini fritters recipe
Equipment
- cast iron pan
- whisk
Ingredients
- 3 cups zucchini grated thick
- 1 tsp salt or as per taste
- ¼ cup chickpea flour/besan
- ¼ cup corn flour
- 1 tbsp green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, add grated zucchini and salt. Keep it aside for 5 mins. Water will get separated and zucchini is later reduced to 2 cups. Remove the water from the bowl.
- Mix the remaining ingredients to this zucchini bowl so that you form a thick batter.
- Heat heavy bottom tava or cast iron pan. Add a spoonful of oil.
- Place the zucchini fritters on the pan.
- Cook evenly on both sides.Drizzle more oil if you want it extra crispy.
- Serve hot with mint chutney and tomato ketchup.
Substitution
The above recipe is a vegan gluten-free version. However, you can always add an egg if you love them. If you do not get zucchini near you, replace it with lauki/bottle gourd or turai/ ridge gourd.
Variations
You can add chopped capsicum and corn to this. You can also add grated carrots or chopped green onions as a variation to this zucchini fritter recipe.
Top tips
What goes with zucchini fritters?
You can serve it with a loaf or bread and some sauce or mint chutney. Pair it with some easy corn soup for a complete meal.
Why are my zucchini fritters soggy?
If you have not squeezed out the excess liquid from grated zucchini completely the batter will be loose and it will turn out soggy. Add some more chickpea flour to the batter in order to fix it.
How to make zucchini fritters crispy?
You can add a spoonful of rice flour for nice crispy fritters.
Need more besan recipes?
- Besani -chickpea flour flatbread
- Bread pakoda
- Paneer pakoda
- Batata vada/air -fried aloo bonda
- Sanna pakoda/Sindhi onion pakora
- Baked onion pakoras
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