To make fried rice (nasi goreng), always use leftover rice from the night before and store in the refrigerator.

Best served with roasted spice chicken, grilled beef, salteg egg, fish cracker and golden roasted coconut.

Lentils are a source of resistant starch, pectin and galactooligosaccharides – three types of prebiotics that nurture particular species of beneficial bacteria in your microbiome.

Please refer to Cookidoo® for the Chicken stock paste recipe.

For Vegetable stock paste, please refer to recipe on Cookidoo®.

Please refer to The Basic Cookbook for the Chicken stock paste recipe.

To make your own Chicken Stock Paste, search Cookidoo® for the recipe.

Adding the Parmesan rind is a traditional Italian way to add intensity of flavour to the dish.

Some dried pastas are made with eggs. To ensure this dish is egg free, check the label before use.

For salt-free vegetable stock paste, please see recipe on Cookidoo®.

This is a good dish for entertaining guests as it can be prepared ahead of time and baked when guests arrive.

If long-grain brown rice is unavailable, search Cookidoo® for the proper rice mode recipe for your specific rice choice.

While rolling out small portions of dough, cover remaining dough with a damp cloth to prevent it from drying out.

Literally translated as ‘butterfly’ in Italian, farfalle is also known as ‘bow-tie’ pasta. The shapes have a large surface area that thick sauces cling to, making rich cheese or tomato-based sauces a great choice for this pasta type. With this in mind, we’ve created a spicy sausage sauce brimming with the strong flavours of sun-dried tomatoes and olives. With both the sauce and pasta cooked in your Thermomix®, this is a simple dish that comes together quickly.

- Use any kind of rectangular or oval container that fits into the Varoma dish while leaving some holes unobstructed for steam to circulate. You can also fold a disposable aluminimum tin if it is too large. Or use the Varoma tray (see Variations).

Chicken stock paste and 12 oz water can be replaced with 12 oz chicken broth.

Store any remaining Pea Pesto in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.