Curried Red Lentil Fritters
Veggie-packed & protein-rich spiced fritters served with a cilantro-lemon yogurt sauce are a great snack on their own or perfect protein option on top of a salad or bowl
Ingredients
Fritters
- 1 cup dried red lentils rinsed
- 1 cup shredded zucchini patted dry*
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots q
- 1/2 cup red onion finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 2-3 tsp curry powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- Fresh cracked pepper
- 3/4 cup chickpea flour
- 2 TSBP high heat oil (avocado or coconut)
Yogurt Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup plain unsweetened yogurt I use dairy-free
- Large handful fresh cilantro
- 1/2 large lemon juiced
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- To a large pot, add the red lentils and 3 cups of water or broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the lentils are fully cooked, 20-30 minutes. Drain any excess liquid and set aside to cool for a bit.
- While the lentils cool, prep the veggies, garlic, & ginger.
- Preheat oven to 425F & place a baking tray in the oven while it’s heating up.
- To a large bowl, add the cooked lentils, veggies, garlic, ginger, spices, salt & pepper. Mix well
- Add the chickpea flour and mix again, until there is no dry flour left. Mixture can be a little wet. If it’s really wet, add more flour.
- Carefully remove the hot baking tray from the oven. Drizzle with avocado or coconut oil & make sure it’s distributed all over the pan.
- Take ~3 TBSP of fritter mixture at a time, form into a disk, and place on the oiled baking tray. Repeat until the mixture is used up or there’s no room left on the pan.
- Spray the tops of the fritters with oil and bake for 15 minutes. Flip and then bake for another 7-10 minutes**
- While the fritters are baking, make the yogurt dipping sauce by blending all the ingredients together. Taste and add more lemon or salt if desired.
- Serve the fritters hot, sprinkled with fresh chopped parsley and with the yogurt sauce. They are also great on top of salads with the yogurt sauce as a dressing!
- Keep any leftovers in the fridge and reheat either in the oven or, even better, the air fryer, to get crispy again.
Notes
*Use a paper towel to pat down on the freshly shredded zucchini to squeeze out as much water as possible. You might need to repeat once or twice.
**Alternatively, you can air fry the fritters on a crisper tray at 400F for 12-minutes