Babycorn Fritters

Ingredients list for Babycorn Fritters

• 12-16 Babycorns
• ¼ cup Sugar
• 1 cup Garlic chopped
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli flakes
• + for dusting Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
• ½ cup Cornflour/ corn starch
• to taste Salt
• a pinch Crushed black peppercorns
• ½ cup Drinking soda
• to deep fry Oil
• 1 tablespoon Honey

Method

1. Slit babycorn lengthwise into halves.
2. To make sweet chilli sauce, heat some water in a non-stick pan. Add sugar, stir and let it melt. Add garlic, mix well and boil for a minute.
3. Add ½ teaspoon chilli flakes, mix well and simmer till the sauce thickens.
4. Combine refined flour and cornstarch in a bowl and mix. Add salt, crushed peppercorns and remaining chilli flakes and mix well. Add drinking soda and whisk well into a smooth batter.
5. Heat sufficient oil in a pan.
6. Add honey to the sauce, mix well and cook on high heat for a minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
7. Dust babycorn in refined flour, dip in batter and deep-fry in hot oil till crisp and light brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
8. Serve hot with prepared sweet chilli sauce.