Prawn cakes with cucumber peanut relish - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 3cm/1¼in piece ginger, peeled and sliced
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander
• 2 small shallots, halved
• ½ red chilli, deseeded and diced
• zest 1 lime
• 600g raw peeled prawns
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar mixed with 1 tsp water
• 75g caster sugar
• 125ml rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp chilli flakes
• 3 tbsp finely diced cucumber
• 1 tbsp chopped roasted salted peanuts
• 1 small shallot, finely diced
• leaves of 2 Baby Gem lettuces
• fresh mint
• coriander