Although it can be pretty basic, a pot of soft, perfectly-cooked rice is often the best side dish to serve alongside almost anything. It is plain enough to sop up all the flavor from a spicy curry or ...

It may seem counter-intuitive, but it is the easy things that people often find more difficult to do. My son Asad can make a mean halva, several varieties in fact, but finds cooking a pot of plain ...

Rice is one of the cheapest ways to create a hearty and healthy dinner, but it is quite a bland dish by itself. It is really common to simply boil rice in water, but most people do not realise it ...