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Coconut

Add this delicious and inexpensive spiced chickpea, coconut and ginger curry to your winter arsenal.
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Spiced chickpea, coconut and ginger curry

An affordable, vegie-packed weeknight bowl to boost immunity. Creamy, warming and simple – the perfect winter comfort meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Sarina Kamini's 60-minute chicken thigh coconut curry.
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Quick chicken thigh and coconut curry

Skip the two-hour simmer – this clever appliance is the secret to achieving deep, spice-heavy flavour and succulent chicken in under 60 minutes.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Sarina Kamini
Classic pumpkin soup.
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Simple, affordable, freezable: Nutritionist Sarah Pound’s classic pumpkin soup

Warm up with a silky, golden bowl of this seasonal go-to. High in nutrients and effortless to whip up, it’s a winner for busy weeknights, and the freezer.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Yellow curry fish with fragrant lemongrass and coconut rice salad.
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Big aromatics, zero fuss: Dazzle the table with this one-tray coconut curry fish

Send your taste buds on a Thai holiday with this vibrant one-tray wonder. Ready in under an hour, it delivers complex, slow-cooked depth without the sweat.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Anzac biscuits are an Australian classic.
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The Anzac biscuit recipe Stephanie Alexander accidentally left out of The Cook’s Companion

Missing from the latest Cook’s Companion, Stephanie Alexander’s Anzac biscuit is more than a recipe. It’s a lesson in history, maths, language and STEM.

  • < 30 mins
  • Stephanie Alexander
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Helen Goh's Anzac biscuits.
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Helen Goh’s golden Anzac biscuits are the perfect treat to bake today

Elevate the icon with toasted coconut and sea salt. By pulling your trays two minutes apart, you can deliver both syrupy-soft and golden-crisp in a single batch.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Coconut and sour-cherry flapjacks.
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Make a batch of chewy coconut and sour cherry flapjacks for lunchbox snacks

I like to make this chewy, seeded slice at the beginning of the week for afternoon snacks and lunchboxes.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Tamarind and coconut chicken with charred roti and spring onion rice.
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This sticky tamarind chicken tray bake with charred roti comes together effortlessly

Juicy thighs meet a caramelised glaze and buttery rice in this big-flavoured feast, perfect for busy nights.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Helen Goh’s strawberry and finger lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone.

Strawberry and finger-lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone cream

This pavlova stays true to the classic but feels a little more refined, with the bright, caviar-like pop of finger lime.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti.
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Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti

Full of bold, Indian-inspired flavours, this vegetarian dish is perfect for a relaxed, hands-on meal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook