Cauliflower Soup with Blue Cheese Fritters

Name: Cauliflower Soup with Blue Cheese Fritters
Ingredients: Fritter Dough:; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 pinch salt; 1/4 cup flour; 1 egg; Soup:; 1 onion, chopped; 1 clove garlic, minced; salt to taste; 1 head cauliflower, broken into florets; 2 cups water; 2 cups chicken stock; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or more to taste; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 2 ounces cold firm blue cheese, crumbled; 2 cups vegetable oil for frying; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, or more to taste