INDIAN FIVE-SPICE VEGETABLE STIR-FRY
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 2 spring onions
- sliced diagonally
- 1 large red chilli
- sliced diagonally (seeds in or out depending on how much heat you like)
- 1 carrot
- thinly sliced into rounds
- 1 red pepper
- thinly sliced
- 100g/3½oz mangetout or sugar snap peas
- 1 courgette
- thinly sliced into matchsticks
- 150g/5½oz asparagus
- woody ends removed
- halved and sliced diagonally
- 4 garlic cloves
- thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce
- 15g/½oz fresh coriander
- chopped
- 1 tsp panch phoran
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok or a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat. When the oil is really hot
- add all the vegetables except the garlic and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the sriracha and fresh coriander to the vegetables and mix through.
- Meanwhile
- heat the remaining 4 tablespoons of oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and fry until golden-brown.
- Add the Indian five-spice to the garlic and heat over a medium heat for a few seconds
- being careful not to burn the spices. Pour the garlic and five-spice mixture over the vegetables and stir through. Serve the stir-fry immediately.

