PRAWN PUREE

A spicy prawn puree is something you will find at an Indian restaurant, usually served as a starter, and it's one we normally tend to order. I suppose it's the equivalent of hot spicy wrap, and low in calories.
We decided to make our own which was much easier than you might at first think.
The following will make three nice sized prawn purees - as you see in the photograph. This size is very filling and a little bigger than a starter, so would make a light lunch served with salad. Divide the mixture into four and you'll probably have just the right sized starter similar to what you would get in the restaurant.
Seriously, have a go at making the flatbread, as it is relatively easy and so much cheaper than buying. You'll also more than likely have the ingredients already at home, but if you don't have the spices then just leave them out and make plain flatbreads or even add a little curry powder! You'll find the link to the recipes below!

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Here's the recipes:

SPICY BEAN BURRITO

LEFTOVER roast pork or chicken? Here's a great budget recipe for using leftover meat which you'll enjoy. 

This spicy burrito is easy to make and the results are spectacular. If you are a vegetarian, omit meat, and this can be made in no time. 

You can buy a ready made chilli spice mix to make things easier. Here's what the burrito looked like inside. 

We wanted to use up some leftover pork and the burrito was a great way to do this in a different way, giving it a new lease of life. 

If you don't have any leftover meat, you could fry off some chicken fillets or pork tenderloin as these cook quickly and mix this into the fried vegetables and spice mix before adding the chopped tomatoes and beans.
Here's our recipe:

SPICY BURRITO

Ingredients

Leftover pork or chicken

1 large can of chopped tomatoes

1 large tin of (drained) black turtle beans (or mixed beans)

2 large onions, sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 red/green peppers
150g field mushrooms
tortilla wraps
cheddar cheese
chopped spring onions

SPICE MIX

2 bay leaves

1 tsp chilli flakes (use chipotle chillies if you have them)

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tbsp paprika (use smoked paprika if you have any)

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

TO FINISH

salt to taste

cornflour to thicken
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Brown the onion in the frying pan then add the sliced pepper. Cook until soft then add the garlic and stir for a minute or two. Add the spice mix and fry gently for a minute or two. Place this mixture into a saucepan.

Fry the sliced mushrooms, adding a little salt and pepper as you do before adding to the saucepan.

If you are using chicken or pork fillets, sprinkle with salt and pepper and brown these for a couple of minutes before adding to the saucepan. If you are using leftover chicken or pork, shred or slice then add to the saucepan.

Add the beans and tomatoes to the saucepan and top with enough water to cover everything. Bring to the boil and heat gently for 5 minutes.

Thicken the sauce with a little cornflour then remove some of the sauce from the vegetables/meat for pouring around the burritos.

Place a couple of spoonfuls of sauce into the bottom of an ovenproof dish.

Divide mixture between tortillas and roll up. We found two burritos fitted perfectly into a small oblong dish measuring 24 x 16cm.

Place a little more sauce on top of the burrito and top with grated cheddar cheese (or a mix of cheese such as cheddar and gruyere).

Cover the dish completely with kitchen foil and cook for half an hour at 180ºC. Remove the foil and continue cooking until browned - approx 10 minutes. 

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Recipe for leftover lamb

If you are wondering how to use up leftover lamb, this SPICY LAMB WRAP recipe proved to be a big hit.
With around 100g of leftover lamb, we wondered what to make. There wasn't enough for the usual shepherd's pie.
I don't know about you, but cold lamb looks very uninspiring. However, it resurrects beautifully because of the fat content.
We opted for a wrap, but wanted something spicy and interesting.
Unlike most TV celebrity chef's we just do not have every ingredient to hand. Using the ingredients we did have transformed leftover lamb into a very tasty budget meal.
You can add a sprinkle of your own favourite spice - harissa, chilli etc - before you reheat the lamb, or season with salt and pepper.
The shredded lamb can be heated through in a hot oven, dry fried or microwaved. If you want crispy lamb, as we did, use the oven or pan.
The SECRET here was the combination of cheese and lamb, which makes it oh so spectacular, and something you would easily pay good money for.
Here's our recipe:

Chicken & bean wrap

You can eat these spicy CHICKEN & BEAN WRAPS either hot or cold, so they make a great lunch box choice.
We thought we would add a few extra ingredients to our usual CHICKEN FAJITA recipe. You can use whatever ingredients you have. I was attempting to use up a few bits and pieces in the fridge. Today I added spinach, fresh tomatoes, SALSA and kidney beans. It made a nice change, and I loved the addition of the beans - an interesting addition at just 45 calories (quarter of a 400g can).
So lunch was around 450 calories - deliciously filling and versatile. Why not experiment with your own flavours and fillings?
We are going to experiment with making our own FLATBREADS later.

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