Spiced Prawns with Coriander and Lemon

I have done this particular dish a few times now. I like it to eat this for dinner, after the gym. I am always ravenous after my workout and I like this because it takes minutes to cook (literally), when I get home. I prepare everything in advance, so all that is left to do is fry the prawns. That means, cleaning the prawns and seasoning the flour prior to leaving for the gym. For top efficiency, I even cook the rice beforehand, and have it waiting in the rice cooker.
I know deep fried prawns may seem a bit weird with an oil based dressing (and after the gym, but that’s another story). However, the brief cooking time means the prawns don’t really absorb that much oil, and the acidity from the lemon will cut through any remaining oil. And I don’t bother to serve any vegetables. I honestly cannot be bothered after all that weight lifting!

Ingredients
25g flour
25g cornflour
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
Fresh black pepper
Fresh white pepper
A pinch of sea salt
1 kilo of large prawns, shells removed (my favorite is the Banana prawn)
30ml mild extra virgin olive oil
10ml fish sauce
Juice from half a lemon, or to taste
1 tsp very finely ground lemon zest
A big handful coriander, finely chopped
Oil for deep frying (peanut is the best)
White rice, to accompany
Lemon wedges, to garnish

Method
Combine the flour, cornflour, cumin, chilli powder, salt and two peppers. I use a whisk to remove any small lumps of cornflour.
Mix together the olive oil, fish sauce and lemon zest. I add the lemon juice and the coriander at the last minute to the dressing. I find the flavour of these ingredients changes rapidly upon standing, but do as you wish.
Toss the prawns in the seasoned flour, to coat.
Heat enough oil in a wok, to deep fry the prawns. When the oil is hot, fry the prawns until cooked in batches. They should only take 1 minute. I probably don’t need to tell you this, but you know when they are ready, because they turn pink.
Drain the prawns on kitchen paper, to remove excess oil.
Drizzle over with the prepared lemon dressing and serve immediately, with extra lemon wedges.
Under normal circumstances this amount of prawns would probably serve four people. However after lifting weights at the gym, it will only serve two.