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This month: turmeric

Turmeric may be the IT ingredient, but it's been used for centuries for its health benefits. Get your fix.

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Modern Australian

Turmeric and coconut ice cream

This is a great dairy-free ice cream based on coconut milk but it will work equally well using 350 ml each of milk and pouring cream instead if you prefer. However,...
Malaysian

Vegetable pickle

Acar, pronounced “ah-char”, is a spicy, sweet, sour vegetable pickle that Malaysians love to eat as a condiment or a side dish. You can use whatever vegetables...
Iranian (Persian)

Turmeric soup with chicken meatballs

This is the simplest of simple soups. Serve it with some Arabic, or other flatbread (like this Iranian taftan), some olives, chunks of white cheese, and cucumber...
Pakistani

Pakistani hot turmeric milk

The heady mix of warming spices (turmeric, cardamom, black pepper, ginger and clove) is comfort in a glass and and a traditional home remedy for a cold or sore...
Afghan

Afghan braised chicken with yoghurt and turmeric

While Afghan food bears some Indian influence, as seen, for example  in the use of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and cumin, it doesn’t...
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Latest columns

A well-stocked pantry is a good cook's artillery. Here we feature our top 10 ideas using popular pantry ingredients.

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Yellow fever

10 ways with turmeric

Turmeric may be the wonder ingredient of the moment, but it's been used for centuries for its health benefits. Get your golden fix here.
Deliciously chewy

10 ways with sticky rice

Long, short, black and white - sticky (glutinous) rice is no ordinary rice. It's chewy texture lends itself to sweet snacks and desserts; not to mention,...
Mmmilk!

10 ways with sweetened condensed milk

Keep a can of sweetened condensed milk in the pantry and you’ve got the base of numerous delectable desserts from around the world at your fingertips. This week...
GREEN WITH ENVY

10 ways with pandan

From curries to cakes, pandan adds that flavour and sometimes colour to Asian cooking. It pairs well with coconut milk, glutinous rice, lemongrass, palm sugar and...
ALL THINGS ANCHOVY

10 ways with anchovies

Small and mighty flavourful, anchovies form the base of many dishes in Mediterranean cuisine. This week, we've getting creative with the canned pantry staple to...
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10 ways with recipes

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Pakistani

Pakistani hot turmeric milk

The heady mix of warming spices (turmeric, cardamom, black pepper, ginger and clove) is comfort in a glass and and a traditional home remedy for a cold or sore...
Modern Australian

Turmeric and coconut ice cream

This is a great dairy-free ice cream based on coconut milk but it will work equally well using 350 ml each of milk and pouring cream instead if you prefer....
Afghan

Afghan braised chicken with yoghurt and turmeric

While Afghan food bears some Indian influence, as seen, for example  in the use of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and cumin, it doesn’t...
Malaysian

Vegetable pickle

Acar, pronounced “ah-char”, is a spicy, sweet, sour vegetable pickle that Malaysians love to eat as a condiment or a side dish. You can use whatever vegetables...
Iranian (Persian)

Turmeric soup with chicken meatballs

This is the simplest of simple soups. Serve it with some Arabic, or other flatbread (like this Iranian taftan), some olives, chunks of white cheese, and cucumber...
Indian

Turmeric pickled eggs

These pickled eggs are great alongside cured meats, in a sandwich or added to a salad for substance.
Vietnamese

Fried sticky rice cakes

Theses delicious sticky rice cakes are often served in Vietnam as an accompaniment to grilled chicken or sweet crisp roasted duck but are just as delicious served...
Indonesian

Spiced tuna and sticky rice in banana leaf

This is a fishy version of lemper ayam, a popular street food in Indonesia made using shredded, cooked chicken, which you can use in this recipe instead of the...
Chinese

Sticky rice dumplings

One of the great thrills of visiting Shanghai is discovering the city’s myriad street foods. They’re cheap, easy to find and different ones appear at various...
Vietnamese

Sticky rice with chicken and sausage

“Xoi” is the name for a whole suite of sweet and savoury Vietnamese dishes made using sticky rice. Often these are served for breakfast as a filling main dish but...
Korean

Sweet sticky rice with fruit, nuts and honey

“Yaksik” means “medicinal food” in Korean and it’s thought the name comes from the fact that honey, an  essential ingredient in this cake, was once called ...
Lebanese

Mafroukeh

This rich Lebanese dessert is traditionally made using clotted cream, while some cooks use whipped ricotta sweetened with sugar and flavoured with orange blossom...
American

Lemon almond pound cake

Pound cake is so-called because of the ratio of flour, butter, eggs and sugar; the weight of each is more or less identical, and recipes in imperial measurements...
Australian

Salted peanut millionaire’s shortbread

Otherwise known as caramel slice, delve into this timeless favourite that is a delicious combo of crunchy, biscuity base, gooey caramel filling and glossy...
Brazilian

Coconut and condensed milk rolls

Traditional recipes for these ridiculously delicious buns tend to be dense with flour, but here’s a slightly fluffier version for you to try. As if the condensed...
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