Mock whitebait fritters with quick sweet chilli sauce

These fritters are the invention of my father, Bruce Gordon. They’re called mock whitebait fritters because in New Zealand our whitebait (which you’ll only find there and in Patagonia and parts of Tasmania) look more like elvers – tiny baby eels. When cooked they are white with black eyes – hence my adding poppy seeds to this! These fritters can be served as a party canapé if made quite small, as a starch component to a main meal, or as a late night snack – if you could be bothered setting