To make the garlic paste and ginger paste, please refer to the recipes on Cookidoo®.

Replace cinnamon sticks with 3 tbsp ground cinnamon.

Preserves are really easy to make in the Thermomix®, and save you standing over a stove stirring for hours. Use this recipe in the butterfly cakes recipe. Also delicious served with croissants.

This recipe can be doubled or tripled to meet your requirements.

Use any white or light crusty bread such as baguette, ciabatta, wholewheat bread or bread rolls.

This fragrant blend is similar to a traditional Madras curry powder, perfect to enhance flavours in curries or when you are looking to add warmth to a meal.

Turmeric stains easily, so we suggest wearing gloves when peeling turmeric.

Ras el hanout is a spice blend that originated in the Maghreb and combines many different ingredients. The composition differs regionally and from shop to shop. Usually around 25 different spices are used.

Store Madras curry powder in a sealable storage container in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months.

Icing sugar can be stored for long periods of time in an airtight container.

Thanks to its long shelf-life, Five spice powder is perfect to have on hand and use at a moment's notice when an added hint of aromatics is required.

In step 2, the plastic wrap can be lightly oiled to prevent it from sticking to the proving dough.

For TM31 users: when blending gradually increase from speed 5 to speed 9.

A very popular recipe, this paste can be used to make a quick curry with the meat of your choice. It is a must-have ingredient to keep in your kitchen and this recipe makes plenty - will store for up to a month in the fridge, or frozen in small batches for up to three months.

Smaller amounts of rice can be cooked in the Thermomix®, use 32 oz of water adjust the cooking time according to time indicated on rice package.

Icing sugar can be stored for long periods of time in a sealable container.

Grind for longer for finely ground coffee or grind for less time for a coarse grind.

You can store LSA in a sealable container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

Harissa is a spicy paste often used in North African and Middle Eastern cooking. However, you can reduce the heat by deseeding some of the chillies before soaking in step 1.

Sautéeing onions at high temperatures enriches the flavour and caramelises the natural sugars. These sugars leave some residue in the base of the mixing bowl (similar to when you sauté in a frying pan).

This useful, aromatic blend of ground spices varies regionally, but something common to all recipes is that the ingredients are toasted before being ground. The toasting process heightens the flavours by releasing fragrant oils. This frequently used base brings warmth and flavour to many dishes, including rogan josh. Freshly ground in your Thermomix®, it will transform any dish.

The cling wrap can be lightly oiled to prevent it from sticking to the rising dough.