Crispy Calypso Chickpea Fritters with Zesty Tamarind Dip

Ingredients

• For the Chickpea Fritters

• 1 1/2 cups chickpea flour (besan) chickpea flour

  1 1/2 cups chickpea flour (besan)
• 1/2 cup water water

  1/2 cup water
• 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped red onion

  1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 scallions, finely sliced scallions

  2 scallions, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced garlic

  2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, deseeded and finely minced (optional, for heat) scotch bonnet pepper

  1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, deseeded and finely minced (optional, for heat)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped cilantro

  1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped parsley

  1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp ground cumin ground cumin

  1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric turmeric

  1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika smoked paprika

  1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt salt

  1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper black pepper

  1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp baking powder baking powder

  1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp lime juice lime juice

  1 tbsp lime juice
• Oil for shallow frying (avocado or sunflower oil) oil

  Oil for shallow frying (avocado or sunflower oil)

• For the Zesty Tamarind Dip

• 3 tbsp tamarind paste tamarind paste

  3 tbsp tamarind paste
• 2 tbsp maple syrup maple syrup

  2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice lime juice

  1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp grated ginger ginger

  1/2 tsp grated ginger
• 1/4 tsp allspice allspice

  1/4 tsp allspice
• Pinch of salt salt

  Pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp water (to adjust consistency) water

  2 tbsp water (to adjust consistency)