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Panda Multifunction Mini Rice Cooker by Yum Asia
5. HOW TO USE THE STEAM FUNCTION
You can use this appliance as a stand alone steamer (fill with water to the 1.5-2 line on the bowl) or you can cook
rice at the same time as steaming food. If steaming whilst cooking rice, you would use the rice function for the
type of rice you are cooking and add the steaming basket to the inner bowl above the rice.
Here is a guide for estimated cooking different types of food on the ‘STEAM’ function:
INGREDIENTS
AMOUNT
COOKING TIME
TIPS FOR STEAMING
Carrot
75g
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Broccoli
75g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Spinach
40g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Pumpkin
95g
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Potato
165g
40 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Sweet Potato
110g
35 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Corn
75g
30 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Chicken
150g
30 mins
Make cuts on side touching steam basket
Fish (white fish
and salmon)
75g/cut into
fillets
25 mins
Slice to less than 2cm and wrap in foil
Prawn
75g/7 pcs
20 mins
Steam without removing shells
Scallop
75g
20 mins
Prawns - Steam without removing shells.
Scallops - Remove from shell
Refrigerated
Meat Dumpling
75g
15 mins
Leave space between foods
Frozen Meat
Dumpling
75g
20 mins
Leave space between foods
IMPORTANT -
Do not steam food over 3.5cm thick.
If you would like to combine cooking rice with steaming, it is recommended that
1 cup of rice is the
maximum capacity
. Any more than this the steaming basket will push into the lid.
If cooking rice and steaming at the same time, you can open the lid (very carefully, minding the steam
that is released from the unit) to add the steaming basket part way through the cooking cycle so the
vegetables are not over-cooked.
6. HOW TO BAKE CAKE
1.
Grease the inner bowl lightly and evenly with butter or oil.
2.
Prepare the cake batter. Note – do not use too much baking powder or baking soda as it may cause the
cake to rise too high. The maximum weight for all ingredients is 300g, do not exceed this.
3.
Place the inner bowl on a hard, flat surface and place the cake mixture into the inner bowl. Shake a little
and tap the underside of the bowl gently with the palm of your hand (do this several times) to release any
air bubbles in the cake mixture.
4.
Place the inner bowl into the appliance and close the lid. Press the ‘MENU’ button until the ‘CAKE’ setting
blinks on the control panel. You can then choose the length of cooking time – default is 50 minutes but
this can be adjusted down to 30 minutes and up to 60 minutes in 10 minute intervals. Press the ‘START’
button to start the cooking cycle.
5.
Once the cooking cycle is finished, the appliance will switch to ‘KEEP WARM’, check the cake with a
wooden toothpick or skewer to see if it is cooked. If not, you can cancel the ‘KEEP WARM’ by pressing the
‘KEEP WARM/CANCEL’ button and select the ‘CAKE’ setting as detailed in step 4 to cook for longer.
See section 7.1, page 16 for cake recipes to cook.
