Oven Baked Zucchini Fries

As long as there is Parents magazine, I will not have any problem finding easy baking recipes.  This is one such simple and tasty recipe.  I tried it for the first time yesterday with one zuchini. 

It was crispy on the outside and tender inside.  Zucchini being a soft vegetable, when it cooks, the inside is not as firm as the potato fries. It tastes similar to the South Indian appetizer Bhaji, which has a crunchy exterior and soft/mushy inside.

Recipe

Baked Zucchini Fries

Madhuram

Oven-Baked Eggless Zucchini Fries offers a healthy, crispy alternative to traditional French fries. Sliced zucchini sticks are coated in a seasoned breadcrumb mixture and baked until golden brown, creating a crunchy texture without the need for deep frying.

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Cooling Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Snacks/Appetizers

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2 People

Calories 137 kcal

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Ingredients

• ▢ ½ to 1 cup Bread crumbs or cornflakes crumbs
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 count Zucchini, cut into 3 x ½-inch sticks
• ▢ ½ cup Yogurt (I used low-fat)
• ▢ To taste Black Pepper or Red Chili

Instructions

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray a baking sheet with oil. Mix bread crumbs, salt and black pepper/chili powder, if using.
• Coat zucchini sticks with yogurt. Press into crumb mixture a few at a time. Arrange on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, until golden brown and tender. I felt that the zucchini fries were not crunchy enough, so I kept baking until 24 minutes, checking every 2-3 minutes.

My Notes

• I used bread crumbs instead of cornflakes.
• I also added some pepper powder and chilly powder for the adults version.
• Beat the yogurt with a fork nicely and pour it in a plate so that dipping the zucchini sticks will be easy.
• Dip 2 to 3 sticks at a time and put them in the bread crumbs mixture and shake the plate, so that the crumbs get evenly coated throughout the zucchini.
• Place them in a greased baking sheet. I baked it for around 23-25 minutes to get the desired crunch, even though the recipe mentions only 15 minutes.
• One zucchini is enough for 2 adults.
• Update: One of my friend mentioned that the zucchinis burnt in the oven around 20 minutes. As I have mentioned in the notes section the baking time in the original recipe is only 15 minutes. But mine was not crunchy enough, so I kept increasing the time 2-3 minutes and was checking constantly and around 24 minutes mine was nice and crunchy. I guess I coated the zucchinis with too much yogurt and/or bread crumbs. So I would advice to bake for 15 minutes first and then bake for some more time if necessary.

Nutrition

Calories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 9gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 506mgPotassium: 126mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 1mg

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