Do you have a rice cooker at home and sometimes wonder why make the investment towards preparing only once thing – the rice? Well, it’s time to wake up to reality; because a rice cooker can be used to create way more dishes that you could think of. You can actually use it as a mini one-pot cooker, a steamer and a mini-hot pot, to make a variety of dishes.
A rice cooker has a lot of uses. Most of the time, one gets stuck at the popular name of the equipment – rice cooker- and forget to go through the manual book or experiment with it, within limits, of course. Here’s taking you through five of the simplest yet wholesome dishes that can be made using a rice cooker, and no these aren’t just rice-based food!
Steaming bowl
If you check the parts of a rice cooker, you would note that it has a steamer. Make use of this and use the equipment to steam vegetables, make steamed fish and the hottest comfort food – momo. All you need to do it add water below the compartment and place your items to be steamed on the compartment. Place folded momo, or fish wrapped in banana leaves or simply vegetables and close the main lid. Let it cook and you will get your steamed essentials ready in no time.
Breakfast ready
While you wonder how much time and effort breakfast making really needs, try it the smoother way. Place oatmeal, dahlia or porridge in the rice cooker along with milk or water. Let it cook and stir occasionally. Your healthy and nutritious breakfast will be ready.
One-pot meals
Simple one-pot meals like khichdi, upma, risotto, or even noodles can be made in a rice cooker at ease. Just add all the ingredients and the flavours that you want to go in it. Close the lid and cook. Once the meal is ready, it will automatically switch off.
For the sweet tooth
At times, the steaming ability of a rice cooker lets it function like a mini-oven. For all your only-steamed and no-bake cakes, place the mixture in a rice cooker safe tray inside the cooker and cover the lid while letting it steam away. You can, in this way make banana, chocolate or sponge cakes. This would allow you to satisfy your sweet cravings anytime you want and without the hindrance of pressing too many buttons.
Soup in a cooker!
If you want restaurant -like soup at home, then ditch the pots and pans and just choose the rice cooker. Be it chicken soup or tomato soup or chicken clear soup, just put the ingredients, add water and enjoy the satisfying liquid once the process is complete.
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