How to make
Start by making the sauce for the zucchini. It will be the classic tzatziki, but a little less thick than usual, in order for it to really look like a sauce. If you want it to be thicker, use skim yogurt.
Grate or grind the cucumber and garlic in a blender. They should be in small pieces and not too finely grated or gridned.
Mix them with the yogurt, lemon juice, salt and cumin and refrigerate it to set and cool.
Start preparing the zucchini, by removing both of their ends and cutting them into very thin, almost transparent strips, longitudinally along the entire length of the zucchini. For this purpose we use small and tender ones, without seeds and the slicing itself is most effective and easy with a kitchen grater for fine cutting or a vegetable peeler.
The breading you will prepare is essential for real crispy zucchini, so that they turn out chips. Corn flour plays a role in this.
Mix the dry ingredients and add the liquid ones and mix everythin until you have a smooth mixture without lumps. It should be a little thicker than a pancake mixture, so add more liquid or more flour until you get the right consistency.
This breading is very similar to tempura, but it is in its Greek version - with an egg, thicker and crunchier.
Heat the oil at a moderate temperature.
With kitchen tongs, dip each fine strip of zucchini in the breadcrumbs, allow it to drain and put it in the oil. It is important that it is already heated, in order for them to turn out like chips.
Fry them until they aquire a light golden brown color and then place them onto kitchen paper to absorb the excess fat. Preferably, do not place the zucchini on top of each other, so that they do not soften.
Immediately arrange the prepared fried zucchini in plates in portions and serve them with the sauce. It is important to serve and consume them immediately while they are crispy.
Enjoy your meal! The Greek-style zucchini chips are great!
* If you have breadcrumbs left, you can use it for something else, such as frying zucchini chips and other vegetables or bites of cheese and yellow cheese.
