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 serves 4 if you use it as a starter but would be enough for 2 for a main meal. It should be served with a salad and some crusty bread.

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!

I’m still searching for unusual Christmas party snacks and this one really appealed. There’s nothing like a good hot chilli based dish to warm up your guests when they arrive and, being a great lover of prawns and lime this was just perfect for me