Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt
A summer favourite across Bulgaria — courgette rounds salted, dusted with flour and fried golden, then served warm under a cool sauce of strained yoghurt, garlic and dill that cuts through the oil.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg courgettes, young and firm
- 2 tsp salt
- 100 g plain flour
- 300 ml sunflower oil, for frying
- 400 g strained yoghurt
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 0.5 bunch dill, finely chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3529 kcal · P 33.4g · C 179g · F 305.3g
Estimated from 7 of 7 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Make the sauce first: mix the strained yoghurt with the garlic, dill and 0.5 tsp salt and chill it — after 30 minutes the garlic mellows and spreads through the sauce.
- 2Cut the courgettes into rounds 5–7 mm thick, toss them with 1 tsp salt in a colander and leave for 20 minutes to draw out water.
- 3Pat the rounds thoroughly dry with kitchen paper — this is what keeps the coating crisp instead of soggy.
- 4Mix the flour with the remaining salt and dredge the rounds a few at a time, shaking off the excess. Flour only as many as you are about to fry.
- 5Heat the oil, about 1 cm deep, in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat to 175°C — a pinch of flour should sizzle immediately.
- 6Fry in a single layer for 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown and tender inside.
- 7Drain on kitchen paper and keep the fried batches warm in a 90°C oven while you finish the rest.
- 8Arrange on a plate and spoon the cold garlic yoghurt over or alongside; eat warm.
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Questions and answers
How long does Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt take to make?
About 55 minutes: 30 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt?
7 ingredients: courgettes, salt, plain flour, sunflower oil, strained yoghurt, garlic cloves, dill.
How many servings does this Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt?
About 882 kcal, with 8.3 g protein, 44.8 g carbohydrate and 76.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt?
Fried Courgettes with Garlic Yoghurt comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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