What springs to mind when you think about Indian food? Tandoori, Tikka, Vindaloo and other famous dishes? There is so much more to Indian cooking. With so many exotic ingredients and spice combinations, it can be very easy to feel intimidated by Indian food – especially when you are trying to re-create your favourite dishes at home. Indian food is ...
Southern Indian curries (like those found in Goa and Kerala) are very different to the northern Indian counterparts. In the South the abundance of coconuts have influenced the food and flavours, resulting in amazingly fragrant but just as tasty curries. Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made! ...
It’s always a worry for parents when their kids go away to University – will they eat well or just rely on beans on toast and pot noodles to get them though? With Yum Asia’s multi-function rice cookers, with a variety of rice cooking capacities and ceramic coated inner bowls, they makes the transition to University so much easier. With useful ...
We love stir fries – not just because they are nice and easy to cook, but because you can pack loads of veg and (of course!) pair it with gorgeous fluffy rice. This recipe is adapted from a Donal Skehan recipe – we prefer more sauce so added more sauce ingredients and we leave out the peanut garnish in the ...
Conventional or Fuzzy Logic The majority of rice cookers that are available in the UK and Europe are basic conventional on/off with a loose fitting glass lid (during cooking starchy water can spit out). These rice cookers are only marginally better than using a saucepan – they simply boil the rice, reacting to when a certain temperature is reached, it switches ...
Onigiri (pronounced oh-nee-gee-ree) is a delicious snack at any time of the day and can be customised to be vegetarian very easily. It’s a great portable snack too and works very well for a breakfast on the run! Onigiri is a ‘rice ball’ (even though it’s triangular in shape!) that mostly has a savoury filling and is wrapped in nori ...
These make for a delicious snack and you can add all sorts of flavours. Here is a recipe for homemade Senbei with a bit of a twist…not only do they use up that leftover rice, they are delicious and impossible not to eat all at once! Ingredients (serves 4): 1 cup short or medium grain brown rice (cooked) 2 Tbsp. grated ...
Surprise your family and friends with the beautiful colour and the tender taste of this asparagus dish. For a fresh, crisp asparagus, look for stalks that are straight and firm, and do not have a strong odour. ...
The jalapeno chillies give a lovely smokey but subtle spicy flavour and cooking it in your rice cooker makes it even easier!A great side dish which is vegetarian and vegan – best of all your leftovers can be used the next day to make ‘Mexican fried rice’, just fry in the same way you would normal cold rice and it’s ...
This is a flavorful rice dish with spinach, artichokes, and sun dried tomatoes with seasoned brown rice. It’s great as a meal or as a side dish. Have leftovers? Pack it for your next day’s lunch. ...