Mexican Corn Fritters

Ingredients

• Mexican Corn Fritters
• 1/2 cup Besan / Chickpea Flour
• 1/4 cup Cornflour
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Chilli Powder / Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 2 Eggs (beaten)
• 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
• 1 Lemon (zest)
• 3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese (grated)
• 1 Jalapeno (deseeded and chopped)
• 1/4 cup Spring Onions (chopped)
• 2 tablespoon Fresh Cream
• 3 cups Sweet Corn Kernels
• 1/3 cup Fresh Coriander ( chopped with stems)
• 1/3 cup Canola (or any other Vegetable Oil for frying)
• Cheddar Dipping Sauce
• 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 2 tablespoon Cheddar Cheese (grated)
• 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander (finely chopped)
• 1 Pinch Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   In a bowl add both the flours, salt, chilli powder and sugar. Give it a stir to mix together. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, cheese, chopped jalapeno and eggs and mix everything together to get the consistency of a thick batter. Finally add cream, spring onions, corn kernels and coriander and give everything a good stir to get a batter of dropping consistency.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a frying pan and use an ice cream scoop to drop scoops of batter on to the pan to make fritters. Flatten the batter with the back of a spatula. Cook on one side till golden and once the edges start to brown, flip the fritters over to cook till golden on the other side. Transfer to a paper towel lined platter.

3. 3

   Make fritters the same way with the balance batter, adding more oil to the pan if required.

4. 4

   To make the dipping sauce, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, salt and the coriander. Serve the fritters topped with the sauce.