It's that time of the year when we all try to make our New Year resolutions stick. So, this low-fat bean chilli and grilled marinaded king prawns with white corn tortillas is timely as a motivator to not give up. Dripping with spicy, fresh flavours and enough down-home comfort, it's a reason to not throw in the towel too easily.

A spicy Malaysian seafood noodles dish likely to appeal to anyone who enjoys laksa. But, whereas most laksas are more like a spicy soup with noodles, this dish has a thicker sauce coating the noodles, revealing delicious vegetables and seafood.

This Malaysian prawn curry is another of the dishes from my father's travels in Asia in the 1960s recorded in his personal journals. It's quick, easy and delicious and easily adapted if you prefer chicken to seafood or want a vegan option.

Durban in South Africa is known for its curries. The first in a colour-coded insider series on the Indian Diasporan traditions of the Durban curry focuses on the background to the fiery, red seafood and fish curries of South Africa's Eastern Seaboard and its iconic standard bearer, Durban king prawn curry

Green pepper and shrimp chilli tacos are an ideal summer dish, indulgent enough to be satisfying, but light enough for hot weather.

Bucatini with king prawns and a magical sauce of three forms of tomato—hence "Il tricorno" ("the three-cornered hat") —and dried basil.

This (near) zero-fat prawn and mango curry is surprisingly simple. Another winner based on South African Indian Diasporan cooking

A quick, healthy soup-meal dish of Pan-Asian influences. If you like Vietnamese pho or Thai Tom Yum noodle soups, you'll like this