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.

In France, different variations of choux pastry have specific names, such as choux à la crème, éclairs, gougères, profiteroles and chouquettes.

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.

Refer to the table of functions inside The Basic Cookbook for other types of cheese.

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.

Use to grease all forms of baking pans and silicone molds. Coat the form and refrigerate until ready to fill and use. Grease bowls for proofing bread, coat your hands before kneading dough, it won't stick. Smear some on the Thermomix® lid to help prevent discoloration when using turmeric or making tomato sauce. Put some on kitchen knives and they'll slide through dough without sticking. Use on pizza stones, stoneware and cast iron cookware.

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.

We used a natural Greek-style yoghurt. It's important to use a yoghurt containing live, active cultures (be sure to check the label) and we recommend using one without any added additives or stabilisers.

If vegetables are very fresh (and therefore have a high water content), cook for 30 minutes in step 3.

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.

The salt in this recipe is used as the preserving agent. When mixed with water, the stock does not taste too salty. If you wish to decrease the salt in the recipe, you must store the stock paste in the freezer.

Unbaked shortcrust pastry freezes well. Freeze dough partially rolled out for faster defrosting in the refrigerator.

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

This pastry serves as a base for cakes, pastries, cream puffs and fruit tarts.