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Get enough oil in a pot to deep fry your prawns, then start pre-heating over medium-high heat on the stove. If you don't use a really big pot, you won't need to add as much oil.
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Make sure you have all of your ingredients ready and measured out. The sooner you can deep fry the prawns after making the batter, the better.
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Put the flour, cornflour, baking powder, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Whisk the soda water into the dry ingredients until you get a nice smooth batter.
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Make sure the oil is hot enough for deep frying. You can test it by adding a tiny bit of batter to it. If the batter is floating and bubbling, you are ready to start deep frying.
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Get some kitchen paper ready on a plate.
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Dip the prawns in the batter, then very slowly and carefully plunge into the oil. Add as many prawns as you can without overcrowding the pot.
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Fry for about 1-1½ minutes then fish out with tongs or a slotted spoon. Transfer onto the kitchen paper.
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Serve straight away with the dipping sauce.