Low-calorie fritters from courgettes
Courgettes and dishes that can be made from themare a real panacea for everyone who wants to go on a diet and make their figure perfect. Pancakes from courgettes is one of the easiest and at the same time low-calorie ways to dilute a very uneventful diet and make life tastier. The energy value of zucchini is extremely small, but they contain a large amount of vitamins and plant acids, necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. There are several options for zucchini pancakes and each of the recipes for their preparation is distinguished by its unrivaled notes that make each recipe unique. The main advantage of this dish is the lack of the need to add flour to it during cooking, which significantly reduces its energy value. Pancakes from courgettes can completely replace flour soup, so this dish is clearly worth using. If desired, this dish can be cooked even without the use of vegetable oil or with a small amount of it, both in the oven and in the pan. With this approach to the preparation of pancakes from zucchini, their calorie content will be even lower, which means that it will be much easier to achieve an ideal figure when applying a low-calorie diet. 
Low-calorie fritters from courgettes from the oven
Preparation in the oven allows almost completelyto abandon the use of vegetable oil, as it will only be necessary to lightly grease the baking sheet. To prepare this dish you will need the following products:
- Marrow - 1 kg;
- Chicken eggs -2-3 pieces;
- Onion - 1 pc;
- Carrots - 2 pieces
- Spice.
For the preparation of squash pancakestake exceptionally young green vegetables. Preparation of the dish begins with the cleaning of the main ingredient, that is zucchini. They need to be thoroughly washed and cleaned from the green peel. If desired, the peel can be left, but then the fritters will turn out slightly harsh. Next, the vegetables should be grated on a large grater. In this case, do not use a blender, since the squash mass will turn out to be too liquid, the grated squash should be allowed to stand for at least 10 minutes, so that the extra juice is stacked, after which it needs to be drained. Carrots also need to be cleaned and grated. Onions for cooking zucchini pancakes are cut very finely. Then you can start preparing a mixture for pancakes. To do this, mix all the vegetable ingredients, add eggs and spices. When preparing diet pancakes and do not abuse salt: the less it will be, the greater the dietary value will have ready-made pancakes. The dough should be carefully kneaded, but it is very important that it remains dense. Next, you need to grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil and put on the muffins. The oven must be heated up to 180 ° C, after which the baking tray should be placed in it. The cooking time in the oven is only 15 minutes, after which the fritters can be poddavat to the table. If desired, the dish can be supplemented with a self-cooking diet sauce. 
Low-calorie zucchini fritters on parchment paper
If you want, you can use a different methodPreparation of pancakes from courgettes without using a large amount of vegetable oil. In this case, it's about cooking a dish on parchment paper. With this method of cooking you need the following products: 0.5 kg of fresh young zucchini, 1 egg, a small onion, 1 carrot, 1 potato, soda at the tip of the knife, spices. All vegetables should be thoroughly washed, peeled and grated. Onion finely chopped. Crushed squash and potatoes should be given time let the juice and then remove excess liquid. After preliminary preparation of vegetables and root crops, you can start preparing a dough for pancakes. All ingredients are mixed until smooth. The frying pan on which the baking will be done is smeared with vegetable oil. A parchment paper is placed on top. You need to wait until the frying pan is warmed up and then spread the dough on it. Bake pancakes such a method is necessary with the lid closed. In this case, they will need to be turned once (about 5 minutes after the start of frying). In the end, the product will turn almost fat-free, as the parchment paper will absorb all the oil when frying. However, it is very important to carefully ensure that the dish is not burnt, since in this case very little vegetable oil is used. In addition, with this option, it is better to use not olive oil, but olive oil, which burns more slowly. When using olive oil, you can not be afraid to spoil the dish. The time of frying in a frying pan with the packing of parchment paper should be no more than 10 minutes on medium heat. Prepared in this way, the dish will have a gentle texture and a beautiful golden crust, but it will be low-calorie. If desired, it can be served on a table with sauce or with low-fat sour cream. In addition, this dish is very tasty in combination with low-fat kefir or fermented baked milk. 
Preparation of pancakes with a small amount of vegetable oil
If you need to cook as soon as possiblelow-calorie fritters from courgettes, you can resort to the usual frying of dishes in a pan. However, there are also small secrets here. First of all, you need to do a puff pastry. In this case, you need the following products:
- Courgettes - 1 kg;
- Chicken eggs - 2 pcs;
- Olive oil;
- Fresh tomato - 1 piece;
- Mayonnaise - 0,5 tbsp. l;
- Onion - 1 piece;
- Spice;
If this option is bettertake not carrots as an additional component, but a tomato, as it is more juicy. Zucchini and onions should be washed and ground using the methods presented above. From the tomato you need to remove the seeds and finely chop. Next, you need to prepare a dough of squash, carefully mixing all the ingredients. After that you can proceed to the direct frying. In order to fry pancakes with minimal addition of vegetable oil, you must first heat the frying pan, and then grease it with olive oil. You do not need to pour oil on the pan, as in this case it will be an overabundance: it is necessary to lubricate it with a special brush. With this option you need to fry from 2 sides.
Low-calorie sauce for squash pancakes
For most pancakes from courgettes seemextremely fresh food, so it is best to serve this dish to the table with the addition of a low-calorie sauce. There are several fairly simple and at the same time delicious options for such a supplement. To prepare the most simple sauce the following ingredients will be needed:
- Fresh greenery;
- Low fat sour cream - 100 ml
- Garlic - 1 clove;
Parsley and other greens in combination with garlicYou need to grind well in a blender and add to sour cream. Sauce is better to prepare in advance and allow it to infuse for several hours in the refrigerator for several hours, then the taste will turn out to be more saturated.
