An Indian style beef curry, adjust the chilli level to your liking. Serve this with basmati rice or home made naan bread! Recipe below. Beef curry Ingredients Curry paste 5 garlic cloves 1 tsp garam masala 2 Tbs curry powder 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp coriander powder 2-4 fresh red chillies 5cm…
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Healthier slow cooked butter chicken
This butter chicken is just as satisfying but lower in calories than take out or packet sauces. It’s best done on slow cook mode to avoid the yoghurt splitting. Alternatively you could pressure cook this and stir in the yoghurt after. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp coriander…
Soy sauce poached chicken
An incredibly simple and satisfying Chinese dish. Perfect to put on before work and come home to a tantalising aroma. Ingredients 2 chicken Maryland pieces or half a chicken chopped into pieces 5cm piece of ginger sliced 4 cloves garlic sliced 1 cinnamon stick 1 Tbs star anise 1 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 cup…
Chicken pho noodle soup
When my husband threatens man flu I immediately gather all the ingredients for a chicken soup. However I decided to try something different and make a chicken pho using the slow cook function. Of course this could be done much quicker using pressure cooking but it’s a rainy day and I liked the idea of…
Vietnamese pulled pork
I’ve made my own version of banh mi, a delectable Vietnamese street food in the form of pork, pickled veggies and chilli sauce in a crusty French baguette roll. This version has a sweet and salty pulled pork packed with flavour and ready in 70 minutes in the pressure cooker. Ingredients 1.5 -2kg boneless pork…
Green chicken curry
Chicken thighs with bone in makes excellent juicy curries. The meat seems to infuse the flavour while pressure cooking. You can remove the chicken pieces after cooking and shred it, or simply serve the pieces whole. Ingredients 4 chicken thighs bone in 2 medium potatoes halved 1/3 cup Thai green curry paste (I use Mae…
BBQ pork noodles
Make your own Chinese style char siu BBQ pork, stir fried with fresh egg noodles and green veggies. Ingredients 2-3 pork fillets 1/4 cup char siu sauce 1 tsp five spice 1 packet fresh egg hokkien noodles 1 cup water 2 Tbs oyster sauce 2 Tbs dark soy sauce 1 Tbs sesame oil 2 Tbs…
How to make sushi rice
This is how you make perfect, slightly sticky, slightly sweet/sour sushi rice, which can be used in sushi or poke bowls. Ingredients 2 cups sushi or jasmine rice 3 cups cold water 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt Method Add the rice and water to the crockpot, turn on the…
Easy fried rice
Chinese New Year is nearly upon us, in celebration here is a quick and tasty fried rice recipe – done entirely in the pressure cooker! Ingredients 1 cup jasmine rice 1.5 cups water 1 tsp garlic 1 small onion diced 1 tsp ginger 2 rashers bacon diced or Chinese sausage (can be omitted for vegetarians)…
Spiced red lentil dahl
This is a super fast vegetarian recipe that doesn’t compromise on flavour. Your kitchen will smell amazing once you start cooking the onion, garlic and spices together. This is the base recipe but you can add more ingredients – carrots, spinach, sweet potato are excellent additions. Ingredients 1 cup dried red lentils. Cooking time is…
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