**Deliciously Simple Recipes to Spice Up Your Meals**
As any home cook knows, cooking with spice can be intimidating, especially when it comes to experimenting with new flavors and ingredients. But with these three simple recipes, you'll be well on your way to becoming a spice master in no time.
**First up: Chili and Spice White Bait**
For this recipe, we start by making a spicy flour coating. Toasting Szechuan peppercorns and coriander seeds in a hot pan releases their flavors, which are then combined with chili flakes and ground into a fine powder using a pestle and mortar. This fiery spice blend is added to plain flour, and the mixture is seasoned and mixed together. To coat white bait (small oily fish), simply add olive oil to a hot pan and mix the spicy flour coating with the fish. Then, fry the white bait until golden brown and serve.
This dish is not only delicious, but it's also incredibly healthy. White bait is a great source of protein, and by frying it in a flavorful spice coating, you can add depth and interest to this simple ingredient. And the best part? It cooks in under 10 minutes! Serve with garlic mayonnaise or a simple squeeze of lemon for an added burst of flavor.
**Next: Roasted Squash Hummus**
For this recipe, we're making a classic Moroccan spice blend known as Ras el hanout. Toasting cinnamon, cloves, coriander, fenugreek, and fennel seeds in a dry pan releases their flavors, which are then combined with mustard seeds and cumin when the seeds start to pop. This fragrant spice mix is added to paprika and ground into a fine powder.
To make the hummus, peel and chop butternut squash, and place it on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil, garlic (bashed and chopped), and ginger, then sprinkle the Ras el hanout spice blend over the top. Roast in a hot oven for half an hour until the squash is soft and fragrant. Once cool, puree the squash mixture in a blender with tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil to create a creamy and aromatic hummus.
**Finally: Curry Spice Sweet Corn Soup**
For this recipe, we're making a fragrant curry paste that's packed with flavor. Roasting coriander and cumin seeds until aromatic, then grinding them into a fine powder adds depth and warmth to the soup. To make the paste, add crushed garlic, chili powder, turmeric, and finely chopped ginger to the spice blend.
To cook the soup, fry finely chopped onions in olive oil until soft, then add the curry paste and cook to release its flavors. Add cubed potatoes, chicken stock, and season to taste, then simmer until the potato is tender. Stir in creamed corn, whole sweet corn kernels with some of their juices, and transfer to a blender for a smooth and creamy texture.
This soup is incredibly satisfying and packs an amazing aromatic punch. The combination of spices, sweet corn, and cream creates a rich and indulgent flavor that's sure to please even the pickiest eaters.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enstunning food doesn't have to be complicated keeping it simple produces amazing results and keeps costs down here are three more great easy dishes that don't cost the Earth but taste absolutely incredible starting with roasted mackerel with garlic and paprika first make a spicy paste by crushing garlic in a pestle and mortar along with paprika sea salt and olive oil spoon the paste onto fillets of mackerel and great inexpensive oily fish that's really healthy and leave to marinade when ready to eat put the mackerel fillets on a baking tray inside up season and roast in a hot oven next make a Tangy potato salad for the dressing mix Dijon mustard white wine vinegar olive oil and saffron and whisk until blended four new potatoes and salted water drain and lightly Crush add sliced spring onion and Spoon in the vinaigrettes to serve top the potato salad with the roasted mackerel and drizzle with more vinaigrette a healthy meal that makes the most of cheap but delicious fish stunning roasted mackerel with garlic and paprika foreign budget dish is pork and prawn balls in aromatic broth for the pork and porn balls in a bowl add pork mince then add finely chopped prawns diced Ginger and chopped chives isn't foreign to ping-pong sized balls for the broth heat fresh stock and add star anise oyster sauce soy sauce and sliced Ginger gently simmer fry the pork and prawn balls in a pan until golden then transfer to the bubbling broth add handfuls of spinach then serve top with finely sliced spring onions a gorgeous healthy dish that uses Great Value ingredients with amazing results pork and prawn balls in aromatic broth ready to eat in under 20 minutes an incredibly simple recipe that's perfect for using up leftovers easy arancini delicious golden rice balls first chop mozzarella into small cubes then take handfuls of leftover risotto add a Cuba mozzarella and fold into a ball around the cheese perfect with leftover mushroom risotto but it's great with any risotto for the coating prep three bowls one with flour one with breadcrumbs and one with beaten egg dip each arancini first into the flour then the egg wash and finally the breadcrumbs then in a pan heat the olive oil and Fry the arancini into golden brown drain and serve simply with lemon arancini a delicious tempting treat that's great for leftovers and Cooks in under 10 minutes three quick and easy recipes that give maximum flavor for minimum cost fantastic dishes that preview don't have to spend a fortune to eat amazing food at home nice here are three more of my super simple spice recipes to get you going first up a very easy chili and spice white bait start with the spice coating toast Szechuan peppercorns and coriander seeds in a hot dried pan to release their flavors add chili flakes and grind the pestle and mortar to make a fiery fine powder combined with plain flour season and mix add olive oil to a hot pan coat white bait in the spicy flour mix then fry white bait on an oily fish they are healthy delicious and cooking minutes once golden they're done fantastic with garlic mayonnaise or a simple squeeze of lemon ready in under 10 minutes chili and spice white bait and easy simple spicy dish my next amazingly aromatic recipe is roasted squash hummus foreign a classic Moroccan spice blend in a dry pan toast Cinnamon cloves coriander fenugreek and fennel seeds then add mustard seeds and cumin when the seeds start to pop they're ready at paprika and grind into a fine powder for the hummus peel and chopped butternut squash put on a baking tray and add garlic simply bashed and chopped Ginger drizzle with olive oil season and sprinkle over the spice mix then roast in a hot oven for half an hour until soft allowed to cool and place in a blender tahini a Nutty paste made from sesame seeds cooked chickpeas a dash of lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil flits into a luxuriously creamy and textured spices toasted for maximum flavor amazing roasted squash hummus my final deliciously spicy dishes curry spice sweet corn soup first The Fragrant curry paste roast coriander and cumin seeds until aromatic then grind adding crushed garlic chili powder turmeric and finely chopped Ginger together with olive oil to form a thick paste for the soup fry finely chopped onions in olive oil add the curry paste and cook to release the flavors add cubed potatoes chicken stock and season when the potato has softened stirring creamed corn then add whole sweet corn kernels with some of the juices and transfer to a blender and Blitz until smooth for texture add more whole sweet corn it's ready to serve wonderfully satisfying curried spice sweet corn soup that packs an amazingly aromatic punch three more stunning recipes that make cooking with spice simple here are three more recipes to satisfy even the keenest carnivore like me that will max out on veg and won't break the bank starting with spicy flank beans with feta and avocado first in a pan heat olive oil add chopped onion and Fry until soft then finely sliced garlic and chili add cumin cinnamon and black beans then combined cooked together until deliciously soft these small beans come dried or in tins and are a great cheap ingredient to make dishes more substantial to serve dollop the black bean mixture on crunchy tortillas topped with Cube ripe avocado chopped fresh coriander and crumbled salty feta cheese spicy black beans with feta and avocado a dish that's filling Frugal and tastes fantastic my next great veg recipe is leaking Greer Rusty with fried eggs in a hot pan sweat shredded leeks along with a knob of butter and seasoning next great parvoiled potatoes and Greer a hard swiss cheese with a great nutty flavor then combine with the softened leaves in a pan heat oil and a little butter spoon in the potato leek and cheese mix cook gently until golden and crisp underneath then slide onto a plate flip over and return to the pan to finish cooking finally for the perfect topping fry two eggs and place them on top of the rusty top with fresh tarragon leaking gray Air Rusty with fried eggs a simple but substantial dish that makes the most of hearty root veg a dish that takes as much time to write on a Blackboard as it does to cook chickpea cumin and spinach koftas with tahini dressing in a blender put tin chickpeas cumin seeds paprika and turmeric and Blitz to a paste next roll spinach in olive oil and chop finely then add to the chickpea mixture sprinkle in gram flour made from finely ground chickpeas then shade golf ball side chunks of the mixture using a spoon and rest in the fridge when ready to cook heat oil in a frying pan shall I fry the koftas until golden brown on all sides then rest them on kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil for an easy dipping sauce mix yogurt with a dollar about tahini and a squeeze of lemon then stir in freshly chopped coriander a mouth-watering dish that's perfect for sharing chickpea cumin and spinach coffees with tahini dressingstunning food doesn't have to be complicated keeping it simple produces amazing results and keeps costs down here are three more great easy dishes that don't cost the Earth but taste absolutely incredible starting with roasted mackerel with garlic and paprika first make a spicy paste by crushing garlic in a pestle and mortar along with paprika sea salt and olive oil spoon the paste onto fillets of mackerel and great inexpensive oily fish that's really healthy and leave to marinade when ready to eat put the mackerel fillets on a baking tray inside up season and roast in a hot oven next make a Tangy potato salad for the dressing mix Dijon mustard white wine vinegar olive oil and saffron and whisk until blended four new potatoes and salted water drain and lightly Crush add sliced spring onion and Spoon in the vinaigrettes to serve top the potato salad with the roasted mackerel and drizzle with more vinaigrette a healthy meal that makes the most of cheap but delicious fish stunning roasted mackerel with garlic and paprika foreign budget dish is pork and prawn balls in aromatic broth for the pork and porn balls in a bowl add pork mince then add finely chopped prawns diced Ginger and chopped chives isn't foreign to ping-pong sized balls for the broth heat fresh stock and add star anise oyster sauce soy sauce and sliced Ginger gently simmer fry the pork and prawn balls in a pan until golden then transfer to the bubbling broth add handfuls of spinach then serve top with finely sliced spring onions a gorgeous healthy dish that uses Great Value ingredients with amazing results pork and prawn balls in aromatic broth ready to eat in under 20 minutes an incredibly simple recipe that's perfect for using up leftovers easy arancini delicious golden rice balls first chop mozzarella into small cubes then take handfuls of leftover risotto add a Cuba mozzarella and fold into a ball around the cheese perfect with leftover mushroom risotto but it's great with any risotto for the coating prep three bowls one with flour one with breadcrumbs and one with beaten egg dip each arancini first into the flour then the egg wash and finally the breadcrumbs then in a pan heat the olive oil and Fry the arancini into golden brown drain and serve simply with lemon arancini a delicious tempting treat that's great for leftovers and Cooks in under 10 minutes three quick and easy recipes that give maximum flavor for minimum cost fantastic dishes that preview don't have to spend a fortune to eat amazing food at home nice here are three more of my super simple spice recipes to get you going first up a very easy chili and spice white bait start with the spice coating toast Szechuan peppercorns and coriander seeds in a hot dried pan to release their flavors add chili flakes and grind the pestle and mortar to make a fiery fine powder combined with plain flour season and mix add olive oil to a hot pan coat white bait in the spicy flour mix then fry white bait on an oily fish they are healthy delicious and cooking minutes once golden they're done fantastic with garlic mayonnaise or a simple squeeze of lemon ready in under 10 minutes chili and spice white bait and easy simple spicy dish my next amazingly aromatic recipe is roasted squash hummus foreign a classic Moroccan spice blend in a dry pan toast Cinnamon cloves coriander fenugreek and fennel seeds then add mustard seeds and cumin when the seeds start to pop they're ready at paprika and grind into a fine powder for the hummus peel and chopped butternut squash put on a baking tray and add garlic simply bashed and chopped Ginger drizzle with olive oil season and sprinkle over the spice mix then roast in a hot oven for half an hour until soft allowed to cool and place in a blender tahini a Nutty paste made from sesame seeds cooked chickpeas a dash of lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil flits into a luxuriously creamy and textured spices toasted for maximum flavor amazing roasted squash hummus my final deliciously spicy dishes curry spice sweet corn soup first The Fragrant curry paste roast coriander and cumin seeds until aromatic then grind adding crushed garlic chili powder turmeric and finely chopped Ginger together with olive oil to form a thick paste for the soup fry finely chopped onions in olive oil add the curry paste and cook to release the flavors add cubed potatoes chicken stock and season when the potato has softened stirring creamed corn then add whole sweet corn kernels with some of the juices and transfer to a blender and Blitz until smooth for texture add more whole sweet corn it's ready to serve wonderfully satisfying curried spice sweet corn soup that packs an amazingly aromatic punch three more stunning recipes that make cooking with spice simple here are three more recipes to satisfy even the keenest carnivore like me that will max out on veg and won't break the bank starting with spicy flank beans with feta and avocado first in a pan heat olive oil add chopped onion and Fry until soft then finely sliced garlic and chili add cumin cinnamon and black beans then combined cooked together until deliciously soft these small beans come dried or in tins and are a great cheap ingredient to make dishes more substantial to serve dollop the black bean mixture on crunchy tortillas topped with Cube ripe avocado chopped fresh coriander and crumbled salty feta cheese spicy black beans with feta and avocado a dish that's filling Frugal and tastes fantastic my next great veg recipe is leaking Greer Rusty with fried eggs in a hot pan sweat shredded leeks along with a knob of butter and seasoning next great parvoiled potatoes and Greer a hard swiss cheese with a great nutty flavor then combine with the softened leaves in a pan heat oil and a little butter spoon in the potato leek and cheese mix cook gently until golden and crisp underneath then slide onto a plate flip over and return to the pan to finish cooking finally for the perfect topping fry two eggs and place them on top of the rusty top with fresh tarragon leaking gray Air Rusty with fried eggs a simple but substantial dish that makes the most of hearty root veg a dish that takes as much time to write on a Blackboard as it does to cook chickpea cumin and spinach koftas with tahini dressing in a blender put tin chickpeas cumin seeds paprika and turmeric and Blitz to a paste next roll spinach in olive oil and chop finely then add to the chickpea mixture sprinkle in gram flour made from finely ground chickpeas then shade golf ball side chunks of the mixture using a spoon and rest in the fridge when ready to cook heat oil in a frying pan shall I fry the koftas until golden brown on all sides then rest them on kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil for an easy dipping sauce mix yogurt with a dollar about tahini and a squeeze of lemon then stir in freshly chopped coriander a mouth-watering dish that's perfect for sharing chickpea cumin and spinach coffees with tahini dressing\n"
