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20+ Best Indian Zucchini Recipes (AKA Courgette)

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Craving easy, healthy Indian zucchini recipes? Discover 20+ vegetarian and vegan zucchini recipes from my blog, made in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop and suitable for vegan, keto, low-carb, and gluten-free lifestyles.

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Looking for some delicious, easy ways to add zucchini squash to the dinner table? Here are a few simple, healthy Indian zucchini recipes you will surely love.

Zucchini is incredibly versatile and 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 has been 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.

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.

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20+ Indian Zucchini Recipes (Vegetarian)

Zucchini Bajji served in a plate with tomato ketchup on the side

Zucchini Bajji Recipe

Zucchini Bajji is an Indian Style Zucchini Fritters recipe which are easy to make and delicious snack made with Zucchini(also known as Courgette), gram flour (besan), rice flour and few spices
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Crispy Zucchini Pakoda served on a brown plate

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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zucchini chips served on a plate with tomato ketchup

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 on a plate with a fork

Air Fryer Zucchini

This Air Fryer Roasted Zucchini squash recipe is an easy, healthy, and delicious side dish, appetizer.
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Zucchini Soup served in a bowl topped with cream and pepper and whole zucchini on side

Instant Pot Zucchini Soup

Zucchini Soup is 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 served on a plate

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 served in a bowl with chapati on side

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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zucchini stir fry in the iron skillet

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 served in a bowl

Zucchini Curry (Indian Courgette Curry) - Instant Pot

This Indian-style Zucchini Curry recipe is creamy and delicious, made with zucchini (courgette) infused with spices. It's extremely easy to make in an Instant Pot pressure cooker or on the stovetop in less than 20 minutes.
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Zucchini Besan Sabzi served in a black bowl garnished with cilantro

Zucchini Besan Sabzi Recipe

Zucchini Besan Sabzi or Zucchini Besan Stir Fry, is a quick and easy side dish where zucchini is coated with seasoned besan (gram flour) and stir-fried until just tender and crunchy.
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zucchini poriyal served in a kadai

Zucchini Poriyal Recipe

Zucchini Poriyal is a very simple stir fry recipe prepared with zucchini (courgette), fresh coconut and tempered with a few spices in Indian style.
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zucchini chutney served in a bowl with tempering on the top

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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zucchini dal served in a bowl garnished with cilantro and side of steamed rice

Zucchini Dal (Instant Pot & Stovetop)

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 served in a bowl

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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a stack of Zucchini Carrot Paratha served on a plate

Zucchini Carrot Paratha

Zucchini Carrot Paratha recipe is a simple and nutritious Indian flatbread that is made from grated zucchini, carrots, a few spices, and whole wheat flour.
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zucchini thalipettu served on a plate with coconut chutney on the side

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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zucchini rice pilaf served in a bowl garnished with coriander leaves with side of salad

Indian Zucchini Rice Pilaf

This Indian Style Zucchini Rice Pilaf is a quick, easy, and flavorful spiced rice that can be prepared with rice, shredded zucchini, and spices
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chocolate healthy zucchini bread on a wirestand with zucchini on side

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe

This double chocolate healthy zucchini bread recipe is super rich, moist and fudgy with chocolate chips and i bet you wont know there is zucchini in this cake.
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  1. Geraldine Busuttil

    5 stars
    I made the courgette curry 5 out of 5 delicious 😊

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    • Bhavana Patil

      Thank you so much Geraldine, i am so glad you liked it.

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