Bamboo is a leap in rice cooking technology – not only for it’s special Umai Induction Heating but also for it’s unique rice cooking functions. So why buy a Bamboo Induction Heating rice cooker? Umai Induction Heating Exclusive to Yum Asia’s Bamboo rice cooker model is Umai Induction Heating (IH). Induction Heating in rice cookers occurs when coils in the ...

Tahdig, pronounced tah-deeg, literally means ’bottom of the pot’ in Persian This recipe could just be the beginning of rice more beautiful. Using the CRUST function of the rice cooker it is truly a taste sensation. Best made with a minimum of 2 cups of rice but you can scale the recipe up to make more rice if you need. ...

Having a coffee or tea habit can really put a dent in your pocket! Especially as now most coffee and tea retailers are either offering a discount to customers who bring their own cup or charging extra for disposable single-use cups. We have put a handy list at the bottom of this post of the coffee and tea retailers that ...

A very common question we get asked is, 'can I add spices when I cook my rice'. ...

Indian pilau rice in balti dish served with chicken tikka masala

Pilaf or pilau is a rice dish, or in some regions, a wheat dish. The recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat. The technique for cooking achieves rice grains that do not stick together. This pilau rice is a really easy side dish that you can whip up in ...

The dictionary definition of ‘curry’ is a dish, originally from South Asia, consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce. Although this is technically correct, our understanding of the dish ‘curry’ and the wide range of cuisines this can encompass has broadened so much over the last 40 years. Growing up in the UK in the 1980’s, our first ...

Porridge with amazing toppings can banish the winter blues and keep you full up until lunch. Cooking oat porridge in a rice cooker is easy – you can set the timer before you go to sleep, then in the morning you just need to add some milk and toppings and you are ready to eat. The best thing about porridge ...

You won’t be craving your Chinese takeaway so much after trying this recipe! Don’t be put off by the 3 separate ingredient lists for this recipe, it’s actually not as difficult as you may think. The marinade is important as it helps to tenderise the beef. Do this for one hour minimum, 3 hours is better. Watch our recipe video ...

Yumami or ‘extra taste’ rice function on Bamboo enhances the flavour of any type of white rice by using a specially designed cooking cycle, It does this by using a sequence of soaking and steaming to release the sugars contained in the rice that are then reabsorbed back into the rice as a different chemical structure that can activate Umami ...

chocolate brownies on dark background

This is an outstanding dessert of vegan chocolate brownies which we searched high and low for and it cooked brilliantly on the cake baking setting of Sakura. Adapted from a recipe of Jami Oilver’s – vegan because one of us has a dairy allergy, adapted because it originally included nuts…the other one of us has a nut allergy! Serve with ...