A North Indian curry so-called because it contains pickling (achari) spices common to that area. Slow cooking the ingredients packs a punch and gives a wonderful flavour combo when combined with rice. Remember to deglaze the pot after sauté to prevent burning ingredients. The idea is to sauté and not burn. Don’t add cold yoghurt to the hot curry but ...
Popular during the Lunar New Year season, jiaozi are also a fun and delicious appetiser, dinner food or snack to enjoy any time of year. This recipe includes a homemade dumpling dough and ground pork or meat and vegetable filling that uses the ’STEAM’ function of your rice cooker. Serve with a mixture of equal amounts of soy sauce, vinegar ...
An authentic Indian korma, rich and ideal for entertaining. Not spicy but certainly one of the more flavourful creamy dishes that works well with rice.. If you like your curry spicy then simply add some chopped fresh chillies.Serve with some naan bread or roti to mop up the delicious creamy sauce. Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made! ...
This blueberry muffin cake is quick and easy with a moist and tender centre bursting with blueberries. Super easy to make in a rice cooker and can be vegan too! For this recipe we used an 8 cup capacity rice cooker but you can scale the ingredients accordingly to your rice cooker size. Fresh or frozen blueberries work in this ...
This popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province consists of tofu set in a spicy sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension, based on douban and douchi pastes, along with minced meat, traditionally beef or pork. Adjust the spice on this one by carefully using less or more chillies and peppercorns. Obviously less will reduce the heat but try ...
Using tomato rice as a base with a pizza topping makes this hybrid recipe a winner An oven and pan cooking is really needed for parts of this recipe to get the crispiness associated with pizza to happen. This recipe is ideal for gluten free diets or anyone who wants to reduce the amount of bread / dough in their ...
Putting the pieces together of sushi is relatively simple but also considered a type of food art. Just remember to not go looking for sushi rice as there is fundamentally no such thing. This is because sushi rice is actually short grain rice which, in rice cookers, should be cooked on using the short grain function. In this article we ...
Kimchi is a Korean fermented dish that often uses red pepper powder, shrimp paste, and/or garlic for flavouring. Like a spicy and sour pickle, adding it to fried rice not only makes it flavourful but also vibrant in colour! Ideally kimchi is at least 2 weeks old. If not, add 1⁄2 tsp rice vinegar into the kimchi juice to make ...
This recipes turns your rice cooker into a tagine by using the slow cooking setting. A low calorie Moroccan fish stew flavoured with saffron, almonds, cinnamon, ginger and more. It’s ideal for entertaining- make a batch ahead and freeze. If you want your tagine to have a bit more kick then consider adding a couple of tbsp of harissa paste ...
Suman Malagkit is a Filipino dessert made from glutinous rice cooked in sweetened coconut milk with a pinch of salt until almost cooked. The mixture is wrapped in banana leaves and then boiled or steamed until soft and chewy. The sticky rice wrapped tight in banana leaves is usually served with brown sugar, latik, caramel sauce, or with juicy mangoes. ...
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