5 Meal Ideas for Spice Lovers

Spicy meals have almost become an obsession for Britons in the present age. In fact, right now, more people are consuming spicy food here in the UK than ever before.

We also like the heat, whether from curries, pepper, or any other source for that matter, we welcome all the heat our way.

For all you spice lovers out there who are looking for ideas for preparing delicious spicy meals right from home, we’ve got you!.

Here are some meal ideas that you can enjoy with your family or with friends over the weekend.

First, try out one of our favorite prawn firecracker curry recipes that is guaranteed to set your taste buds on fire in all the right ways.

Spicy Chicken Grill Fajita

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 60g of sliced mixed peppers
• 50g low-fat yogurt
• 120g finely chopped cucumber
• 1g of chopped chives
• 12g mixed salad leaves
• 2 tortilla wraps
• 2 Birds Eye Hot & Spicy Chicken Grills

Preparation

1. Bring the oven to a temperature of 180C.
2. Following the instructions of the pack, cook the chicken accordingly.
3. Using a medium mixing bowl, pour the low-fat yogurt and then stir in the chopped chives.
4. Put the tortillas in the oven to warm for 3 minutes.
5. Once the chicken grills are ready, slice them into long strips and place them across the tortilla slices.
6. Now add the mixed salad leaves, peppers, and sliced cucumber on top of the chicken grills.
7. Add 1 tablespoon of the yogurt mixture on top, roll the tortilla, and cut into halves.
8. Serve with the remainder of the yogurt on the side for dipping.

Spicy Chicken Madras

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• Rice for serving
• 2 roughly chopped onions
• Chopped coriander
• 2 cloves of chopped garlic
• 400g tin of plum tomatoes
• A chunk of sliced ginger
• 750g of chopped skinless chicken fillets
• 3 roughly chopped green chillies
• Vegetable oil

Spice

• 2 small, dried red chillies
• 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 5 cloves
• 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons of fenugreek seeds

Preparation

1. Empty the spice mix into a frying pan and cook over medium heat until nice and fragrant.
2. Grind in a spice grinder after they cool.
3. Put the garlic, ginger, chillies, and onions into a blender and blitz till they turn into a paste. (Add a little water when blending if necessary.)
4. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan and fry the paste for 4 minutes, add salt and cook further until brown.
5. Add in the chicken at this stage and cook until they become opaque.
6. Pour in the spices and continue cooking for several minutes.
7. Tip the tomatoes in, add some water and let everything simmer.
8. Cover, cook for 45 minutes until the chicken is nice and tender.
9. Garnish with coriander before serving with the rice.

Seared Cod With Peas And Prawn Curry

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

• Rice for serving
• 70g butter
• Black pepper and sea salt
• 1 small diced red onion
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
• 1 clove of finely chopped garlic
• 4 x (150g) skinned cod loin
• 2 tablespoons of korma curry paste
• A handful of chopped coriander leaves
• 1 x (200 ml) carton of crème fraîche
• 250g of defrosted peas
• 16 peeled tiger prawns

Preparation

1. Bring a pan to heat then melt half of the butter and toss in the onions.
2. Cook the onions for 3 minutes before adding garlic and curry paste. Cook for an additional minute stirring constantly.
3. Lower the heat and toss in the crème Fraiche, peas, and prawns.
4. Allow the mixture to boil before sprinkling the chopped coriander leaves. Stir and cook for an additional minute and remove from the heat and set aside.
5. Cook the cod loins using the remainder of the butter and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Season with pepper and salt and cook well on both sides until it is cooked evenly.
6. Serve the loin with the rice alongside a generous serving of the pea/prawn curry.

Vegetable Chili

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 teaspoon of chopped parsley

• 1 bag of mixed beans
• 3 sprigs oregano
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 1 large white onion
• ½ a teaspoon of chili powder
• 1 large red pepper
• ¼ a teaspoon of cumin
• 2 tins of chopped tomatoes

Preparation

1. Coarsely dice the pepper and onion. Pour some olive oil into a pan and toss the diced pepper and onion.
2. Now add all the spices leaving out the thyme and oregano. Stir and add the canned tomatoes.
3. Let the mixture simmer under low heat.
4. In the meantime, cook the beans according to the instructions on the pack.
5. Now drain the beans, and toss it into the pan then add the thyme and oregano and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
6. Serve and enjoy while hot.

Fish burger with chili mayo

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• A small handful of rocket
• ½ a cucumber cut into ribbons
• Chilli sauce and mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon of white wine vinegar
• 2 toasted ciabatta buns
• ¼ teaspoon of golden caster sugar
• Oil
• ¼ teaspoon of ground cumin, or smoked paprika or dried thyme
• 2 burn size pieces of white fish, or cod, or haddock
• 1 tablespoon of plain flour

Preparation

1. In a small mixing bowl, toss the cucumber with enough salt, vinegar, and some sugar.
2. In another separate mixing bowl, combine all the dry herbs and flour and mix well.
3. Coat the pieces of the fish well with the spiced flour.
4. Using a medium pan, bring 2 tablespoons of oil to heat and then cook the coated pieces of fish. Cook each side for 3 minutes till nice and golden brown.
5. Now, spread the buns with the chili and mayonnaise, layer the rockets, put the cooked fish atop, finish with the cucumber, and top with the other piece of the bun.
6. Serve and enjoy with a drink of your choice.

There you have it, these meal ideas should set you off on a good start as you continue to discover and explore other ways of preparing spicy food for you and yours.