Spiced Lentil Fritters
These easy fritters are a brilliant addition to any picnic spread. They’re lovely when eaten hot and freshly fried, but just as tasty served cold a fe...These easy fritters are a brilliant addition to any picnic spread. They’re lovely when eaten hot and freshly fried, but just as tasty served cold a few hours later—making them perfect for prepping ahead. The soaking time of your lentils will affect the texture of the mixture. A shorter soak yields a firmer mix that you can shape with your hands. If the lentils soak for longer, the mixture will be wetter—better suited to scooping directly into the frying pan. Read more These easy fritters are a brilliant addition to any picnic spread. They’re lovely when eaten hot and freshly fried, but just as tasty served cold a few hours later—making them perfect for prepping ahead. The soaking time of your lentils will affect the texture of the mixture. A shorter soak yields a firmer mix that you can shape with your hands. If the lentils soak for longer, the mixture will be wetter—better suited to scooping directly into the frying pan. These easy fritters are a brilliant addition to any picnic spread. They’re lovely when eaten hot and freshly fried, but just as tasty served cold a few hours later—making them perfect for prepping ahead. The soaking time of your lentils will affect the texture of the mixture. A shorter soak yields a firmer mix that you can shape with your hands. If the lentils soak for longer, the mixture will be wetter—better suited to scooping directly into the frying pan.
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Notes
The soaking time of your lentils will affect the texture of the mixture. A shorter soak yields a firmer mix that you can shape with your hands. If the lentils soak for longer, the mixture will be wetter—better suited to scooping directly into the frying pan.
To use up your lemon you can make this quick dipping sauce.
Ingredients:
1 lemon, juiced
4 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
Whisk all ingredients together. Add water to loosen as needed and salt to taste.
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Method
Gather and prepare your ingredients.
Place the lentils into a bowl and cover with several inches of water. Set aside to soak for at least 1 hour, or up to overnight.
Place the grated courgette into a sieve. Lightly sprinkle with some fine salt and set aside to soak for a few minutes. Then squeeze out as much liquid as you can, using your hands.
Drain the lentils and place into the bowl of a food processor. Blend until smooth.
Add the garam masala, chilli flakes, salt, and lemon zest and give another blitz.
Scrape into a bowl and stir through the courgette and all remaining vegetables.
Shape the mixture into balls weighing about 50g or 3 tablespoons each. Use dampened hands to press them together into patties. They may seem crumbly but keep the faith - they’ll work!
Heat some olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Place the fritters into the pan and let them fry for 2-3 minutes on each side.
Notes
The soaking time of your lentils will affect the texture of the mixture. A shorter soak yields a firmer mix that you can shape with your hands. If the lentils soak for longer, the mixture will be wetter—better suited to scooping directly into the frying pan.
To use up your lemon you can make this quick dipping sauce.
Ingredients:
1 lemon, juiced
4 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
Whisk all ingredients together. Add water to loosen as needed and salt to taste.
User comments (31)
Enjoyed these - only soaked for one hour but they did hold together. Very tasty
Garam masala after taste quite strong so might lower that next time but otherwise really yum!
Love this absolutely delicious!
Lovely! I soaked the lentils at lunchtime and still all held together when I cooked in evening. Really tasty and quick to cook…..
This tasted delicious! I can't wait to eat it on Monday.
Thanks for the recipe. I used grated cauliflower and curry powder instead of the zucchini and other spices. I also sauted all my veggies before adding to the lentils. I baked the fritters and they were delicious. Also the yogurt tahini sauce was yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
Excellent recipe; once I’d soaked the lentils, the rest was quick and easy to assemble. I substituted courgettes for leeks and loved the results.
Quick and easy to make and you can freeze more for later
These are delicious. A little difficult to shape as they can break up very easily
I love them for richness of different tastes well combined well together
Could you use the air fryer instead of frying pan?
Team response: Yes, you can definitely try them in the air fryer! 🔥 Just lightly brush or spray them with oil and cook at around 180°C (350°F) for 10–15 minutes, flipping halfway through, until they're golden and crispy. Every air fryer is a bit different, so keep an eye on them the first time.
These were great! Added twice the carrots to bind and twice the garam masala for more spice. The second batch came out better after lowering the heat and flattening more.
Delicious but mine broke apart - the children both loved them despite them crumbling a bit!
Perfect. I also did it and swapped cannellini beans for the lentils and it was good too.
So nice, soaked lentils for about 4 hours. Didn’t think they would hold but did amazing well and were delicious!
I made this but used grated broccoli instead of courgettes which worked well. I like the ai feature to be able to check substitutions etc. Delicious served with tahini lemon sauce and also a salad of tomatoes and cucumber.
Really enjoyed this recipe, especially the spice/lemon flavours. Perfect for a warm summer evening supper. One to repeat often!
Yum yum!!!! These are stunning - we served small on a platter one night and kept some mixture for the next day for dinner topped with avocado and salad 💕 love love!!
The got raves at a patio party. Used “Indian curry paste” instead of garam masala.
These were great. I added corn.
Bit messy to make but worth the effort. Simple, tasty, filling. Great recipe
Had no issues making & frying these. They seemed very moist, so geld together well & tasted great. I subbed smoked paprika for chilli & added more than listed plus some black pepper
A really easy to follow recipe and the fritters are so tasty. They were even a hit with my hubby! I'll definitely make these again. Thanks for a really healthy recipe that was simple to make.
Amazing flavours, I’ll try adding cumin and paprika next time.
flatten each patty a bit so that you get a bigger crusty surface area
Delicious! Really enjoyed the fritters.
The mixture would not bond - just fell apart!
Good recipe! Thanks
Might be nice with ginger instead of chilli (will try this next time) and possibly good in a “wrap” with some shredded salad
I made nine large-ish ones and had four as a full meal
Very easy to make and so tasty, will definitely do again 😋
Take longer than 3 mins each side