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This pressure cooker beef rendang is made with just five ingredients: stewing beef, rendang paste, oil, water and coconut milk. Pressure cooking gets the beef tender, then a simmer with the lid open lets you reduce the sauce until it’s how you like it. I’ve recently started using Tumisan Rendang paste and I absolutely love …

If you enjoy Chinese takeaway-style salt and pepper dishes, this salt and pepper chicken stir fry is an easy one to make at home. Pieces of chicken are lightly coated in cornflour and seasoning, then cooked until golden before being tossed with peppers, onion, garlic, chilli and spring onions. There is no heavy sauce in …

This creamy parsnip soup needs very little preparation. The parsnips bring their natural sweetness, while garlic and herb cream cheese gives the finished soup a savoury, creamy flavour without needing lots of separate ingredients. I made it in my Ninja soup maker using the Smooth Soup programme, but it can be made in any soup …

This slow cooker beef ragu is the sort of dinner that takes very little effort in the morning and rewards you with a rich, comforting sauce later on. The beef cooks slowly with tomatoes, onion, garlic and herbs until it’s tender enough to pull apart. Works well when served with tagliatelle so the pasta catches …

This chicken and green lentil soup is an easy, filling lunch with only a short amount of preparation. Chicken thighs, cooked green lentils and vegetables simmer together on the Chunky Soup setting. Dried thyme adds flavour to the stock, while lemon juice and fresh parsley go in at the end. The recipe makes four lighter …

Sticky honey garlic chicken noodles make a lovely midweek dinner when you want something that feels a little like a takeaway but doesn’t take long to cook. Bite-sized pieces of chicken are lightly coated in cornflour and fried until golden, then tossed with egg noodles, crunchy sugar snap peas and a glossy honey and garlic …