Cooking methods

Cooking with Indian Spices How to heat indian spices Indian cooking uses spices which must be warmed through.   That does not mean burning them!    If you under cook them (i.e. don’t warm them through) the dish will have an awful bitter taste (especially if tumeric is involved).   Equally, if you cook them on […]

How to velvet meat Velveting – tender silky meat that melts in the mouth (& what Chinese restaurants/takeaways do… One thing that makes Chinese food so delicious is the way they manage to get their meat ( chicken, beef or pork) so succulent and tender.  You know – that slightly rubbery yet silky, moist and

  Make Perfect Rice Different types There’s a whole range of rice types – from the traditional indian rice to the arborio rice used in spanish paella. You can get white rice, black rice and even brown rice. The texture differs too – indian rice is typically light and fluffy; spanish paella rice is al