Courgette and Sweetcorn Fritters
Easy courgette and sweetcorn fritters recipe made with shredded courgette, sweetcorn, spring onions, eggs, flour, and delicious dipping sauce. These crispy fritters are perfect as a savoury snack or an appetizer.
Servings: 8 Fritters
Calories: 111kcal
Equipment
- Flat bottom non-stick pan or skillet
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 Courgette About 300 gram ( 10.5oz)
- 150 gram Sweetcorn kernels About 5.3 oz, Frozen, tinned or fresh ( see details in note )
- 100 gram Plain flour
- 2 Eggs
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- 2 cloves Garlic Finely chopped/minced
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 2-3 tbsp Olive oil Or vegetable, canola, sunflower oil, etc
Chilli Yoghurt Dipping Sauce
- 3 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 Chili pepper Finely chopped
- 1 tsp Lime juice Or lemon juice
- 1 tsp Grated garlic
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Prepare the batter
- First, grate the courgette with a grater or food processor. Sprinkle a pinch of salt in the grated courgette and set it aside for 5 minutes, then squeeze the water out.
- Place the grated courgette, sweetcorn, eggs, plain flour, spring onions, garlic, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Combine everything well until it form a thick batter and set it aside.
Fry the fritters
- Heat the large non-stick pan or skillet over medium heat, drizzle 2 tbsp of oil.
- Spoon in one heap tablespoon ( about 2 tbsp ) of courgette batter to the pan, gently press and flatten it with a spoon. Add another scoop and leave enough space between each fritters.
- Pan fry the fritters for 2-3 minutes until crispy golden then filp and fry another side.
- Remove from pan and serve immediately on its own or serve with a dipping sauce.
Make Dipping Sauce
- To make a chilli yoghurt sauce, add the dipping sauce ingredients in a small mixing bowl and combine everything well. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- If the batter is too thick to combine, you can add a splash of water or milk.
- Sweetcorns - you can either use frozen, fresh, or tinned sweetcorn kernels. Defrost and drain the water out before adding in the batter mix.
- You can add other shredded vegetables like carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, onions, etc.
- Can also add an extra protein like bacon, sausage, small prawns, etc.
- Instead of this chilli yoghurt dipping sauce, you can serve these fritters with sweet chilli sauce, hot chilli sauce, spicy mayo, tomato ketchup, tartar sauce, sour cream, etc.
- You can also serve it as a breakfast with poached egg on the top.
- Freezing and reheating - You can freeze the leftover fritters in a freezer-safe bag or container for later use. Place the parchment paper between each patty.
- To reheat, place them in the pre-heated air-fryer or oven at 180C / 350F for 4-5 minutes until crispy again.
- This recipe makes 8-10 fritters. You can double or triple the ingredients if you are preparing a big batch.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 534mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
