Vegetable Thai Curry £3.00 / £0.75 per serving (V)

We all love a bit of Thai curry and this one is especially delicious and easy to make. This recipe serves four.

1 tsp vegetable oil
1 small courgette
100 g baby sweetcorn
100 g green beans
80 g red Thai curry paste
400 ml coconut milk

1. Wash the vegetables and chop them into bite sized.
2. In a large pan heat up the vegetable oil and add the vegetables. Stir fry for 10 minutes or until softer.
3. Add the red Thai curry paste and stir until vegetables are coated in paste.
4. Add the coconut milk and let simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. 

Serve with...
...fragrant Thai curry rice.

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Lamb Kebabs £1.80 / £0.90 per serving

We are hitting BBQ season! These easy and delicious lamb kebabs are ready in no time.

250 g lamb mince
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp tomato puree
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin powder
salt and black pepper to taste

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Don't be afraid to put your hands in and give it a good stir!
2. Form the lamb mince mixture into long sausage shapes.
3. The lamb kebabs are ready to be grilled, fried or cooked in the oven!

Serve with...

...warm pita breads, a bit of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and a generous dollop of Greek yoghurt.

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Cauliflower and Potato Curry £1.30 / £0.65 per serving

You don't need to pay takeaway prices to have a good curry. Whip up a big batch of this tasty veggie curry and serve it with naan bread.

1/2 cauliflower
2 large potatoes
1 onion
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp curry paste (Rajah's, Patak's, choose your favourite!)
200 g chopped tomatoes
100 ml Greek style yoghurt

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small chunks.
2. Wash half of the cauliflower and break into bite size bits.
3. Boil the potatoes and cauliflower in the same pan for 10 minutes and drain.
4. Chop the onion.
5. Heat a large frying pan or wok and add the vegetable oil.
6. Fry the onions until softer and add the curry paste.
7. Add the cauliflower and potatoes and mix until coated with curry paste.
8. Add the chopped tomatoes and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Add the yoghurt and stir.

Serve with...

Hot naan bread and a dollop of yoghurt. Better than a takeaway!

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Honey Balsamic Carrots £0.20 / £0.10 per serving (V)

This delicious side dish is perfect with your Sunday roast or any meal for that matter.

4 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 tsp butter
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp honey
salt

1. Wash, peel and chop the carrots.
2. Boil a pan of water and add the carrots.
3. Cook until carrots are nice and soft.
4. Drain the carrots and place them back in the pan.
5. Add all the ingredients in the pan and give it a good mix. Taste and season with salt if needed.

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Tuna and Chili Pasta £1.60 / £0.80 per serving

This recipe is quite a no brainer. Nevertheless, it is a quick and fresh weekday meal and you'll have most of the ingredients in your cupboard.

200 g dried spaghetti or linguine
1 tin of tuna in oil, drained
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp olive oil
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt and black pepper

1. Cook the pasta according to instructions and drain.
2. Place the pasta back in the pan it was cooked in. Add the rest of the ingredients and give it a good stir.
3. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Go posh!

If you fancy giving it a bit of extra - garnish with freshly chopped flat leaf parsley or add a few capers to the mix.

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STUDENT RECIPE: Mushroom Fried Rice with Onion Raitha (V)

This lovely Indian recipe was submitted by Bala.

Indian Mushroom Fried Rice

50 g mushrooms
100 g rice
chopped onion
tomatoes, chopped
ginger paste
garlic paste
chilli powder
ground cinnamon
cloves
salt and black pepper
oil

1. Boil the rice and allow it to cool down after being cooked (add 1 tsp of oil while cooking).
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, all the spices and the add the salt, chilli powder, pepper powder (in required quantities),
3. Add up the diced mushroom pieces and fry it for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the boiled rice and mix it thoroughly allow it for another minute.
4. Serve hot with coriander garnishing.

Onion Raitha

1 cup natural yoghurt
onions
2 green chillies
salt

1.  Take a cup of yoghurt and add finely chopped onions, 2 finely chopped green chillies and a little salt to taste.

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Mushroom Bruschetta £1.00 / £0.50 per serving (V)

If you're cooking a three course meal, choose an easy starter and a make ahead dessert. Combine this tasty starter with Pasta all'Amatriciana and Chocolate Dessert Pots to make an impressive but hassle free three course meal.

a few slices of bread (stale loaf goes well with this)
10 mushrooms (any ones you fancy)
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp dried herbs
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and black pepper

1. Wash and slice the mushrooms. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the mushrooms with the crushed garlic, until browned and soft. The mushrooms loose quite a lot of liquid when frying, so don't worry about that!
2. Season with dried herbs, salt and black pepper.
3. Toast the slices of bread and assemble the mushrooms on top et vóila!

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