A classic Aglio e Olio is one of the simplest pasta dishes to make with simple ingredients like spaghetti, olive oil, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Aglio e Olio literally means olive oil and garlic in Italian. However my youngest daughter cooks with linguine instead (a flatter version of spaghetti), chilli powder, chopped parsley […]
Year: 2021
Instant Pot Duo Plus Mutton Curry
Mutton curry usually takes about 2 hours of cooking over medium heat for the meat to be soft, tender and fall off the bone. Cooking with my Instant Pot Duo Plus, an Electric Pressure Multi-Use Programmable Cooker, can reduce the cooking time to only 30 minutes of pressure cooking. The result is a fall off […]
Basmati Butter Pilau (Pilaf) Rice
Pilau or Pilaf rice is so much more delicious than plain steamed or boiled rice. I used basmati rice flavoured with butter and spiced with cinnamon stick, star anise, cardamoms, cloves, garlic and bay leaves. It is a perfect accompaniment to any curry dishes. Stirring the rice briefly in butter over medium-low heat is the […]