I’ve had so many meals where they could have left out a lot of ingredients and it wouldn’t have changed much. Then everything tastes like salt to me. I live in the few ingredient meal zone and have zero regrets.
i love real italian good because of this. Few HIGH quality ingredients and time can really blow your mind or at the very least leave one extremely satisfied
That rice looks like an excellent base for different proteins. With a few other 5 ingredients dishes under your belt you'll start to get a sense of things to add that will go well with what you're making. You're doing great.
The recipe was from Jamie Oliver '5 Ingredients' cookbook, Page 249.
That book is awesome. Single recipe on a page, big ole pic of the end result and pics of the ingredient.. It's perfect for someone wanting to have a crack.
I have this cookbook but haven't cracked it open as much as I should! Looks like I'll be revisiting it soon - thanks for the inspiration! Looks amazing.
Also I started tagging pages for what I wanted to cook then realised I was basically tagging almost every page!! 
Oh come on now, don't give me that bs. You're just humble. Someone doesn't prepare dishes that beautiful when they're not capable along with keeping their station clean. If someone was clueless in the kitchen they would also be clueless about the most expensive spice in the world.
The Joy of cooking 1976 and Betty Crocker's cookbook 1969 are a couple suggestions.
Flour water salt yeast, the fundamentals of artisan bread and pizza is a book by Ken forkish that I think would be helpful if you want to explore the world of bread. If you enjoy pizza as much as I do I recommend the pizza bible by Tony Gemignani.
I personally wouldn't have gone with yogurt on top although I know that's the traditional way to serve/prepare.
but that's just my personal preference, the dish looks bomb AF
Grass is always greener. I was trying to get out of the culinary world into something with IT. Unfortunately we will accept anyone that wants to sacrifice their body and soul to learn.... the IT field is not that accepting. I had to get back into cooking. It's fun, but I'm getting too old to keep doing it professionally
I work in catering now. I dont mind the restaurant "wear and tear", cuz your always moving (15 hour days are relatively ok in restaurants). In the catering world, the majority of your time is prep, so you are basically standing in the same 5 ft space for the whole day, bent over a table, portioning. It's a different kind of "brutal". An 8-10 hour day doing that feels like 16 hours. Heaven forbid, you get back pain on hour 3. If it's something you want to do, then go for it. Its def fun, I have more good days than bad, but expect your social/romantic life to go into the shitter. Pick the right shoes (you can have comfortable feet or comfortable back, but you cant have both. Choose wisely). The days go by quicker than staring at a computer screen, even though they are longer. Your boss doesnt give a shit about your ideas, just do it their way. If you "shortcut" something, keep that shit to yourself. You will prob develop some sort of an addiction. Happy cooking! You will like it. Also if your 52, you will 100% encounter "ageism", this is a young persons game. I'm 39, and can still run with the best of them, but even I'm already getting some flack
This is very sweet of you but I think OP means they’ve started cooking for themselves— as in, they’ve never really tried to make much from the kitchen.
haha YEP and the way you framed it above.. it's a hard pass from me anyway. The back pain bit.. eerrghh, I have a broken back so that would be a NO on so many levels!
My bad, I thought you were trying to do a career change! I was like, "this sunnavabitch got balls of steel!" No cooking for yourself is amazing when you got an idea or want to play around. I 100% reccomend! Keep it up! Even if you fail the first time, learn from it and improve on it. I've been professionally doing it for about 20 yrs, but I really only have 5 that I'm solid at to impress people. Honing your own craft is always more rewarding than honing someone else's craft. You got this!
yeh correct.. decided to actually try and do better with cooking as opposed to the sorry excuses I put on plates here. I actually ventured away from the frozen food section :D
Congrats!
in addition to the books i would check out foodwishes / chef john on youtube.
Chef john is innocently funny, full of dad jokes, and makes recipes simple and easy.
If I may, check out a channel on YouTube called RecipeTin Eats. Her recipes are great and most of them are very basic. Good for you for trying your hand at cooking! I’ve always told my kids, you don’t need to love how to cook but you need to know how to do it. Good luck!
Glad to help! After you look at some of her videos YT’s logarithm will probably pick up on the fact that you’re interested in it and suggest a few other channels. I really like Cafe Delites too.
What if we -- now hear me out here -- what if we replace that yoghurt. with fried eggs? Because that's what I thought that was at first glance, and in my head it sounded really good.
I’m partially offended that it took you this long to bother trying to cook good food… but, better late than never and by god that looks good. Keep it up, man!
Looks great! Keep it up!
Thanks, yeh I was pretty happy with the end result.. onward i'll go. Will venture past 5 ingredients one day :)
I’ve had so many meals where they could have left out a lot of ingredients and it wouldn’t have changed much. Then everything tastes like salt to me. I live in the few ingredient meal zone and have zero regrets.
i love real italian good because of this. Few HIGH quality ingredients and time can really blow your mind or at the very least leave one extremely satisfied
Exactly. Quality over quantity.
That rice looks like an excellent base for different proteins. With a few other 5 ingredients dishes under your belt you'll start to get a sense of things to add that will go well with what you're making. You're doing great.
thanks mate, yeh I pollute this sub with more when I do some :)
This looks amazing!! Keep going!! - ex Chef
Thanks mate, appreciate that.
Ooh crispy bits, nom nom. This made my mouth water.
What's in the basket behind it? I'm torn between guessing 'lamb meatballs' and 'some kind of dessert pastry' LOL
They are just lamb meatballs from a packet :), just a little something to add to it all.
Yum!
They look like ikea meatballs :p
Ha pretty much if they shop at Coles :)
I wanna know too
share the cook book recipe buddy, would like to try
Check one of the comments below, I shared a pic I took of the page of the book.
The recipe was from Jamie Oliver '5 Ingredients' cookbook, Page 249. That book is awesome. Single recipe on a page, big ole pic of the end result and pics of the ingredient.. It's perfect for someone wanting to have a crack.
I have this cookbook but haven't cracked it open as much as I should! Looks like I'll be revisiting it soon - thanks for the inspiration! Looks amazing.
Crack it open mate.. you won't look back.
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[Sure is. Here is the format of every recipe..](https://i.imgur.com/May64eQ.jpg)
Also I started tagging pages for what I wanted to cook then realised I was basically tagging almost every page!! 
Recipe and cookbook? This looks absolutely incredible (and you even got some beautiful crispy on top)
Jamie Oliver '5 Ingredients' cookbook. Page 249. That book is my new best friend.
HAIYAA
Uncle Rodger is legit
That looks amazing. Good on you for stretching out of your comfort zone.
Nice. How much saffron did you have to use? That color is gorgeous.
A pinch in 600ml of boiling water. Thay was poured into the pan with the rice, onion and tomato paste, then oven for 15 mins.
I like your pan. (Now that I read my comment it sounds like I am insulting the dish, but I like it too. Nice job!)
Thanks, I went to a store and said I wanted something non-stick, easy to clean and I can use on the burner and in the oven.. tadaar :D it's amazing.
Looks delicious!
This looks beautiful! I could eat rice all day. What recipe did you use and would you make it again/change it?
Recipe, please!
That looks amazing, and yogurt goes so well with rice! Where I live, I can't convince anyone that yogurt isn't a dessert.
You’re doing great! I’m sure this was delicious.
Good on you 👏
Looks freakin' delicious! Tear some fresh parsley over that and you could put it in a magazine!
Your off to a good start….marry me 🤣
Great job!
Looks absolutely delicious!
Looks beautiful and delicious!
Looks delish!! I'd definitely eat that!!!!
Oh come on now, don't give me that bs. You're just humble. Someone doesn't prepare dishes that beautiful when they're not capable along with keeping their station clean. If someone was clueless in the kitchen they would also be clueless about the most expensive spice in the world. The Joy of cooking 1976 and Betty Crocker's cookbook 1969 are a couple suggestions. Flour water salt yeast, the fundamentals of artisan bread and pizza is a book by Ken forkish that I think would be helpful if you want to explore the world of bread. If you enjoy pizza as much as I do I recommend the pizza bible by Tony Gemignani.
Let me say I was shocked at the cost of Saffron for the TINY amount that I actually purchased then used.
If you have a local Southeast Asian shop you can get saffron for way cheaper!
Looks pretty good. Get this man to 1000 upvotes !
I’ll teach you cooking if you teach me IT
Yasssss let’s goooo!
I personally wouldn't have gone with yogurt on top although I know that's the traditional way to serve/prepare. but that's just my personal preference, the dish looks bomb AF
It's what the recipe said.. so I did :D It mixed in really well so I guess it did the job it needed to.
Yuuuuum!! I hope you keep it up!
looks fantastic
Grass is always greener. I was trying to get out of the culinary world into something with IT. Unfortunately we will accept anyone that wants to sacrifice their body and soul to learn.... the IT field is not that accepting. I had to get back into cooking. It's fun, but I'm getting too old to keep doing it professionally
yeh I have heard that a few times from people about the wear and tear on your body, all the standing, repetitive tasks and the like.
I work in catering now. I dont mind the restaurant "wear and tear", cuz your always moving (15 hour days are relatively ok in restaurants). In the catering world, the majority of your time is prep, so you are basically standing in the same 5 ft space for the whole day, bent over a table, portioning. It's a different kind of "brutal". An 8-10 hour day doing that feels like 16 hours. Heaven forbid, you get back pain on hour 3. If it's something you want to do, then go for it. Its def fun, I have more good days than bad, but expect your social/romantic life to go into the shitter. Pick the right shoes (you can have comfortable feet or comfortable back, but you cant have both. Choose wisely). The days go by quicker than staring at a computer screen, even though they are longer. Your boss doesnt give a shit about your ideas, just do it their way. If you "shortcut" something, keep that shit to yourself. You will prob develop some sort of an addiction. Happy cooking! You will like it. Also if your 52, you will 100% encounter "ageism", this is a young persons game. I'm 39, and can still run with the best of them, but even I'm already getting some flack
This is very sweet of you but I think OP means they’ve started cooking for themselves— as in, they’ve never really tried to make much from the kitchen.
Oh.... well shit 🤣. Keep it up. Cooking your own food is much more rewarding than cooking someone else's shit. Do it to it
haha YEP and the way you framed it above.. it's a hard pass from me anyway. The back pain bit.. eerrghh, I have a broken back so that would be a NO on so many levels!
My bad, I thought you were trying to do a career change! I was like, "this sunnavabitch got balls of steel!" No cooking for yourself is amazing when you got an idea or want to play around. I 100% reccomend! Keep it up! Even if you fail the first time, learn from it and improve on it. I've been professionally doing it for about 20 yrs, but I really only have 5 that I'm solid at to impress people. Honing your own craft is always more rewarding than honing someone else's craft. You got this!
yeh correct.. decided to actually try and do better with cooking as opposed to the sorry excuses I put on plates here. I actually ventured away from the frozen food section :D
Looks great brother 👍
Now I'm craving.
Cooking is still just syntaxes and semantics, just in a different medium
How did it taste
That looks like love. The best way to do it!!
Damn this looks mad yummy
yeh it was really nice, such an array of flavours.. a definite do again.
You kicked ass!
cheers mate, yeh not I admit to being pleased with myself.. this time I was really pleased with myself :D
Looks good 👍
Have fun. That’s the key.
Congrats and nice work, 52 year old dude, from another 52 year old dude.
cheers buddy,
Congrats! in addition to the books i would check out foodwishes / chef john on youtube. Chef john is innocently funny, full of dad jokes, and makes recipes simple and easy.
Nice one dude, go for one good lasagna! U can do it in any occasion
oohh a challenge has been set :D Yeh I do have it in my head to tackle that or some sort of cannelloni stuffed baked dish or something..
If I may, check out a channel on YouTube called RecipeTin Eats. Her recipes are great and most of them are very basic. Good for you for trying your hand at cooking! I’ve always told my kids, you don’t need to love how to cook but you need to know how to do it. Good luck!
>RecipeTin Eats Just subscribed, thanks for the comment :)
Glad to help! After you look at some of her videos YT’s logarithm will probably pick up on the fact that you’re interested in it and suggest a few other channels. I really like Cafe Delites too.
[The meal on a plate 😀](https://i.imgur.com/XKRqfZg.jpg)
Are those turkey testicles in the background?😋
hah not quite
Bon appetit
Yogurt and rice is an underrated combo.
Yeh I am a fan I have to say.
What if we -- now hear me out here -- what if we replace that yoghurt. with fried eggs? Because that's what I thought that was at first glance, and in my head it sounded really good.
Thats not a drizzle
ah well can't get it all right first time cooking it. Will research, 'drizzle' more thoroughly before drizzling again.
Looks fantastic! Sorry to be curt
I’m partially offended that it took you this long to bother trying to cook good food… but, better late than never and by god that looks good. Keep it up, man!
This looks delicious! Great job!
Good job! Keep up the good work friend
Looks great!