A creamy, delicately flavored spread. Can be served as a dip or spread onto bread or toast. A dish that has its origin in the Middle East.

Now this has to be one of the most unusual and easiest recipes I’ve ever come across!

Now this has to be one of the most unusual and easiest recipes I’ve ever come across!

Now this has to be one of the most unusual and easiest recipes I’ve ever come across!

Now this has to be one of the most unusual and easiest recipes I’ve ever come across!

This is one of TV Chef, Gary Rhodes recipes. They’re usually cooked with beef and baked in a Malaysian pastry parcel but he’s adapted them to suit vegetarians and to utilise more readily available puff pastry. They’re designed as a starter but I think they would be perfect for an alfresco dinner party with salad.

I’ve discovered this very unusual starter or light meal (ideal for Christmas Day “tea” if you’ve had a good blow out on Turkey with trimmings, Christmas pud and mince pies at lunch time!)

This is a nice, easy and cheap addition to your Christmas finger buffet party table!

A hot and spicy finger buffet dish which makes 20. Ideal for Christmas parties or for a gathering of carol singers when they’ve been out in the bleak mid winter and need a bit of a defroster!

Easy and quick to make, and nice to eat.. Papad rolls make a good starters.