Cajun-style prawn cocktail - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 225g frozen raw peeled king prawns, defrosted
• 100ml buttermilk (if you can’t find buttermilk, mix the same amount of yogurt with the juice of ½ lemon)
• ½ iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 1 ripe avocado, stoned, halved, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
• vegetable oil, for frying
• finely chopped chives, to garnish
• 3 tbsp smoked paprika
• ½ tbsp ground black pepper
• ½ tbsp ground white pepper
• 1½ tbsp garlic powder
• 1½ tbsp onion powder
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1-2 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 3 tsp capers, drained and finely chopped
• 30g gherkins, finely chopped
• 100g plain flour
• 100g fine cornmeal or polenta
• 2 tsp baking powder