Mie Ayam is a popular Indonesian noodle dish featuring egg noodles served in a light chicken broth and topped with savoury stir fried chicken. The chicken is cooked with aromatic ginger and garlic before being coated in sweet Indonesian kecap manis, creating a rich caramelised glaze. The dish is layered with tender pork meatballs, shredded chicken, fresh greens and crispy fried shallots, giving a balanced bowl full of texture and flavour.
This Restaurant-Style Aubergine with Garlic Sauce features tender, melt-in-the-mouth Chinese aubergines braised in a rich savoury garlic sauce. By pan-frying instead of deep-frying, you achieve the same silky texture with far less oil, making it perfect for home cooking.
These Hong Kong-style Baked Char Siu Bao are soft, fluffy buns filled with sweet, sticky barbecued pork. Unlike steamed bao, these are baked to a golden finish, giving a light crust while keeping the inside pillowy and rich with savoury-sweet char siu filling.
These Hong Kong-style Stir-Fried Noodles are glossy, silky and packed with wok hei. Featuring crispy pan-fried egg noodles tossed with vegetables and savoury sauce, this dish delivers the perfect balance of texture—crispy edges with soft, bouncy strands.
This Sichuan Sweet & Sour Pork Stir-Fry is a rustic take on the classic dish, combining tender pork shoulder with earthy mushrooms, bamboo shoots and pickled mustard greens in a rich sweet, sour and spicy sauce. Finished with toasted Sichuan peppercorns, it's packed with bold, comforting flavours.
This Indian Chicken Kathi Roll features flaky, buttery paratha wrapped around spicy roasted yoghurt-marinated chicken with crisp red onion, fresh coriander and chilli, finished with a cooling mint and coriander yoghurt sauce. Inspired by the famous Indian street food, it's a flavour-packed handheld meal that's perfect for lunch or dinner.
This Charred Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken takes the classic crispy chicken you love and elevates it with deeply roasted fresh pineapple and black rice vinegar. By charring the pineapple first and reducing the sauce slowly with stock, you create a lighter, more natural sweet and sour flavour — less sticky, more refined, and packed with smoky depth.
Today we’re joined by Chetna Makan, showing us a deliciously simple recipe from her latest cookbook “easy Indian vegetarian”.
Crispy Aromatic Duck is famous for its shatteringly crisp skin, tender shreddable meat and fragrant sweet salty spice. This 5 Steps to Make the Crispiest Duck Ever recipe breaks the process down clearly so you can achieve restaurant quality crispy duck at home using duck legs instead of a whole bird.
The key to truly Crispy Aromatic Duck is blanching, brining with toasted spices, slow steaming, drying thoroughly and finally deep frying to achieve that signature crisp finish.
