Nando's Inspired Syn Free Spicy Rice

Anyone that has ever been to Nando's will know how ridiculously good their Spicy Rice is and at only 3.5 syns per portion you can't go wrong if you're going there for a meal. However, with the right combination of spices you can create a slimming world spicy rice which is just as tasty, and is also syn free. 

Ingredients: (Serves 2)

150g Rice of your choice
500 - 600ml of Water
2 Chicken stock cubes
1/2 an onion - finely chopped
1/2 finely chopped red pepper
A handful of frozen peas
1 green chilli or chilli of your choice deseeded and finely chopped
Chilli power - depending how spicy you like it
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Turmeric
Frylight

Method:

1. On a medium heat spray a pan with some frylight and dry fry the rice for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Once the rice starts to brown slightly, Add some water, (just the bare minimum to cover the rice) chilli power, crush chicken stock cube and turmeric.
3. Bring to the boil and then simmer gently until the rice is fully cooked and all the water has been absorbed. Stir often to avoid it sticking to the pan!
4. In a separate pan sprayed with fry light, add the onion, red pepper, frozen peas, green chilli, crushed chicken stock cube, cumin and paprika.
5. Once everything is cooked add to the rice and stir thoroughly.

Slimming World 1/2 Syn Raspberry Roulade

Nothing better than having a pal over for tea and presenting a fabulous cake for you both to enjoy. Luckily this doesn't have to be a forgotten pre-Slimming World memory any more! This gorgeous Raspberry Roulade is the perfect tray bake replacement. Since the fruit is added after cooking, the overall recipe adds up to a mere 0.5 syns! Find the recipe and method below.

Ingredients:

• 250g tub of any Quark
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 2-3 drops of vanilla essence.
• 3 Tbsps of sweetener
• A tray of raspberries (also works well with strawberries or any other syn free fruit)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
2. Separate the eggs into yolks into one bowl, and the yolks into another.
3. Whisk together a half tub of quark with the yolks, baking powder, sweetener and vanilla essence.
4. Whisk egg whites until they form soft peaks.
5. Slowly add the whisked egg whites into the yolk mixture.
6. Line a rectangular oven tray with baking paper and spray with plenty of frylight
7. Carefully pour the mixture so that it lines the tray evenly.
8. Cook for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 4-5 minutes.
9. Peel baking paper from the cake and allow to cool fully. While this is cooling, mix the remainder of the quark with another drop of vanilla essence.
10. Evenly spread the quark and fruit over the cooled cake.
11. Gently roll up the cake into a roulade. Cut into slices as generous as you would like! 

How did this work out for you? Comment below!