Name: Healthy Zucchini Fritters – Vegan & Gluten Free Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 200 gms Zucchini (3 Large thinly sliced); 5 gms Cilantro (2 Tbs Chopped); 1 tbs Lemon Juice; 150 gms Chickpea Flour (Besan -1 Cup); 25 gms Rice Flour (1/4 Cup any kind); 1 cup Water; 3 tbs Oil (2 Tbs + 1 tbs divided (of your choice)); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Red chili Powder (Cayenne Chili Powder); 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp Garam Masala; 1/2 tsp Salt (adjust as per taste)

Zucchini Fritters served with Cilantro Mint Green Chutney and Cranberry Chutney

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Crispy, savory, vegan and gluten free Zucchini Fritters recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to make. Pan Frying makes them healthy and low in calories. These fritters can be served as quick and easy evening snack, appetizer or finger food for the little ones. Zucchini fritters are an excellent way to add super nutritious zucchini into your family diets. Sometimes, I make these just for myself as light lunch when I am not in mood to cook.

Can Pakodas be healthy?

When you hear fritters or pakoda, the first thing that rings in the mind is some kind of deep fried snack. Did you know that fritters or pakodas can be healthy too? So today, I am sharing my way of making zucchini fritters without deep frying.

These zucchini fritters have been my family favorite for quick hot snack with a hot cup of tea or coffee. Though zucchini is a summer vegetable, you can spot them all year round in the grocery stores. So you can also enjoy them on cold evenings when looking for something warm to munch on.

Is Zucchini healthy?

Do not under estimate the power of Fresh Zucchini! Zucchini is very rich in Vitamin A, Manganese, Vitamin C, Potassium, Magnesium and anti-oxidants. Some articles also mention that cooking zucchini further increases the amount of vitamin A in it. Zucchini is very rich in water and fiber, which helps tremendously in reducing constipation and symptoms of various gut disorders.

Lastly, did you know that we should never peel Zucchini’s skin? Zucchini peel contains the highest levels of anti-oxidants. Zucchini Recipes.

Popular Zucchini Recipes

I am always lookout for good recipes that use healthy ingredients. Zucchini is an important vegetable for people on plant based diet. Fresh zucchini recipes are common on internet as it can be cooked in many different ways. Sautéed zucchini, zucchini boats, zucchini chips, zucchini fries and zucchini pasta are some examples. I particularly love this zucchini fritters recipe due to its ease of making and health benefits.

What’s in Vegan Zucchini fritters?

These zucchini fritters are 100 % vegan. Most zucchini recipes available online have eggs or cheese as one of the ingredients. For example, zucchini bread usually has eggs. Baked zucchini recipes are usually loaded with cheese and stuffed zucchinis use non-vegan fillings. There are very few vegan recipes that use zucchini as a main ingredient.

Vegan and Gluten free ingredients for zucchini fritters

Only a handful of ingredients are needed for this recipe. Mainly zucchini, chickpea flour, rice flour and some spices. Most of these ingredients can be easily found in most household pantries.

Best Zucchini Fritters

I get so excited that it is hard for me to resist eating them, as soon as out of the pan. Tasting can easily turn into a meal. You know what I mean, so be careful. Ha Ha Ha!

Zucchini fritters sprinkled with garam masala

For batter, simply mix all ingredients, other than zucchini in a bowl to mix. Simply slice the zucchini into thin slices and Dip one slice at a time into the batter. Let the laced zucchini slice sizzle on low heat till they are crisp and well done. Pan-frying ensures that zucchini fritters are cooked fully without making it mushy.

Important Recipe Tips for Zucchini Fritters

There are few important pointers to make best zucchini fritters while following this recipe.

Zucchini should not be sliced too thin or to thick. Around 1/8th inch thick slices would be perfect.

Second tip is related to batter. I add my secret ingredient, rice flour, in the batter to make batter layer crisper. Rice flour brings out the right crispiness in the fritters, when add in the right proportion. I add ¼ cup of rice flour to every cup of chickpea flour aka besan.
It is important to ensure that the batter has the right consistency. Consistency of batter can be check by dipping a spoon in the batter and checking the back side of spoon. Neither should batter create a thick coat on the back, nor should it be too thin to see the spoon itself.

Checking batter consistency using a spoon

Lastly, the pan or griddle you use plays a crucial role. See the next section below for tips on selecting the pan.

Right Pan for Pan-frying Snacks – Mealthy Non-stick Pan

The pan used for making pan-fried fritters should have thick bottom to ensure consistent frying heat for all fritters. Fritters should be cooked at low heat for longer duration to get the right crispiness. This also gives heat time to penetrate inside the fritters to cook well. I mostly use a cast iron griddle to pan-fry the fritters. Recently, Mealthy sent me their non-stick pan to try out. Since then, I am hooked to the Mealthy Non-stick Pan.

I am always on a look out for one good non Teflon, non toxic non stick pan because there are some yummy delicacies which can only be done right and best on Nonstick pan. Mealthy non stick pan is PFOA-free, is pressed together with a stainless layer and then laser etched to get the honeycomb pattern .

This greatly reduce the amount of oil needed for pan-frying. In fact, I only needed oil to add some shine to the fritters. The multi-layer technology used in this pan to ensure uniform heat distribution is impressive.

zucchini fritter being crisped on the pan

This Mealthy NonStick pan is dishwasher safe. Compatible with ceramic, gas, induction burners as well as oven safe and comes with 15-year warranty. If you are looking for new pan in the market, I would recommend considering this one well.