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Looking for easy, healthy Vegetarian / Vegan Indian Zucchini Recipes to make in your Instant Pot or Stovetop? Here ismy collection of 20+ best Vegetarian Zucchini Recipes from my blog. Vegan, Keto, or Low carb and gluten-freerecipes.
Looking for some delicious, easy ways to add zucchini squash to the dinner table? Here are few simple and healthy Indian zucchini recipesthat you will surely love.
Zucchini is incredibly versatile, can be eaten raw or cooked in appetizers, curries, stir-fries, soups, pasta, salads, baked goods, and more. It suits many diets, such as keto or low-carb, paleo, and vegan.
In recent years, Zucchini squash is a low-carb winner and has gained a lot of popularity as a vegetable alternative to noodles, called "zoodles". A gluten-free alternative to traditional spaghetti.
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- Asian Style Zucchini Stir Fry
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- Zucchini Poriyal Recipe
- Zucchini Chutney Recipe
- Instant Pot Zucchini Dal
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What is Zucchini (Green Squash)?
Zucchini, also known as courgette in French, is a summer squash that is part of the Cucurbitaceae plant family. While many people refer to it as a vegetable, botanically, zucchini is a fruit.
It is dark or light green in color and looks somewhat like a cucumber. Zucchini's flavor is mildly sweet, and nutty, and it is eaten with the skin.
Health Benefits of Zucchini
Zucchini is a nutrient powerhouse, and below are some health benefits.
- Zucchini is rich in several vitamins, and minerals, and also contains small amounts of iron, calcium, and zinc.
- High in Antioxidants helps to provide various health benefits.
- Zucchini is rich in water and fiber, and promotes healthy digestion.
- Zucchini is rich in water and fiber yet low in calories, and helps in weight loss.
Nutritional Facts
One cup (223 grams) of cooked zucchini provides - (Source)
- Calories:17
- Protein:1 gram
- Fat:less than 1 gram
- Carbs:3 grams
- Sugar:1 gram
- Fiber:1 gram
- Vitamin A:40% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
- Manganese:16% of the RDI
- Vitamin C:14% of the RDI
- Potassium:13% of the RDI
- Magnesium:10% of the RDI
- Vitamin K:9% of the RDI
- Folate:8% of the RDI
- Copper:8% of the RDI
- Phosphorus:7% of the RDI
- Vitamin B6:7% of the RDI
20+ Indian Vegetarian & Vegan Zucchini Recipes
Zucchini Bajji Recipe
Zucchini Bajji is an Indian Style Zucchini Frittersrecipe which are easy to make and delicious snack made with Zucchini(also known as Courgette), chickpea flour, rice flour and few spices
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Zucchini Pakoda
Crispy Zucchini Pakoda are Indian style Zucchini Fritters which are crispy, healthy and easy to make. An awesome variation for regular Onion Pakoda.
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Air Fryer Zucchini Chips
These Air Fryer Zucchini Chips are crispy, perfectly seasoned, delicious and a great healthy appetizer or a snack to make when you have zucchini (courgette) in hand.
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Air Fryer Zucchini
This Air FryerRoasted Zucchini squash recipe is an easy, healthy, and delicious side dish, appetizer.
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Instant Pot Zucchini Soup
Zucchini Soupis easy, filling, rich and creamy recipe prepared with just a handful of ingredients made in Instant Pot Pressure cooker.
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Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Sauce
This easy, flavorful Spiralized Zucchini Pasta (Zoodles) tossed in creamy avocado cilantro sauce plus you can whip up in less than 20 minutes
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Zucchini Sabzi (Indian Style Zucchini Stir Fry)
Zucchini Sabzi or Zucchini Masala is an easy and quick Indian style stir fry made with zucchini, onions and few spices in less than 20 minutes.
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Asian Style Zucchini Stir Fry
Quick and easy Asian-style zucchini stir fry cooked in under 15 minutes. Vegan, Gluten-free, and low carb side dish that can be served on noodles, rice, or cauliflower rice.
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Zucchini Curry (Indian Courgette Curry) - Instant Pot
Zucchini Curry is a creamy and deliciousIndian Style curry made with zucchini that are infused with spices and extremely easy to make in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or stovetopin less than 20 minutes.
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Zucchini Besan Sabzi Recipe
Zucchini Besan Sabzi (Zucchini Besan Stir Fry) is a quick and easy side dish where zucchini is coated with seasoned besan (gram flour/chickpea flour), stir fried until just tender and crunchy.
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Zucchini Poriyal Recipe
Zucchini Poriyal is a very simple stir fry recipe prepared with zucchini ,fresh coconut and tempered with few spices in Indian style
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Zucchini Chutney Recipe
Zucchini Chutney is a healthy and delicious chutney recipe made using zucchini (also known as Courgette), garlic, chilies, and few other Indian spices.
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Instant Pot Zucchini Dal
Zucchini Dal recipe is a comforting and an easy dal made in Instant Pot pressure cooker with masoor dal (red lentils), zucchini, tomatoes, indian spices and cooked with pot-in-pot rice
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Zucchini Raita recipe
Zucchini Raita is an easy and healthy raita recipe made with yogurt (curd),sautéed grated zucchini and some spices.
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Zucchini Carrot Paratha
Zucchini Carrot Paratha is a simple and nutritious Indian flat bread that is made from grated zucchini, carrots, a few spices, and whole wheat flour.
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Zucchini Thalipettu (Zucchini Akki Rotti)
Zucchini Thalipettu (aka Zucchini Akki Rotti) is a healthy variation to the traditional Karnataka's specialty breakfast dish "Akki rotti" made from rice flour and veggies
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Indian Zucchini Rice Pilaf
This Indian Style Zucchini Rice Pilafis a quick, easy, and flavorful spiced rice that can be prepared with rice, shredded zucchini, and spices
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Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
This double chocolate healthy zucchini bread recipe is super rich, moist and fudgy with chocolate chips andi bet you wont know there is zucchini in this cake.
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Looking for easy, healthy Vegetarian/Vegan Indian Zucchini Recipes to make in your Instant Pot or Stovetop? Here isthe my collection of 20+ best Vegetarian Zucchini Recipes from my blog.
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Diet: Keto, Low Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian
Method: Air Fryer, Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker, Stovetop
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Geraldine Busuttil says
I made the courgette curry 5 out of 5 delicious 😊Reply
Bhavana Patil says
Thank you so much Geraldine, i am so glad you liked it.
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