Instruction Manual with 27 Tested Recipes • 16 Indian Recipes • 11 International Recipes
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Instruction Manual with 27 tested recipes • 16 Indian Recipes • 11 International Recipes 27940 5 Litre Contura Ceramic cookbook cover Size: W 23 x H 17.5 cms HAWKINS HEVIBASE PRESSURE COOKER INSTRUCTION MANUAL with 27 tested recipes Hawkins is a RegisteredRegistered TTrademarkrademark ofof Hawkins Hawkins Cookers Cookers Limited Limited in in India India and and in invarious various other other countries countries throughout throughout the the world. world. Ha wHawkinskins Cookers Cookers Limited Limited is also is also the theregistered registered proprietor proprietor of the of Conturathe Contura and Hawkinsand Hawkins Hevibase Hevibase label labeltrademarks trademarks and the and proprietor the proprietor of the ofHawkins the Hawkins Contura, Contura, Hawkins Mustard Contura Yellow Black, Hawkins Hawkins Contura, Contura TomatoBlack XT, Red Hawkins Hawkins HevibaseContura, Appleand HevibaseGreen Hawkins trademarks. 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Limited, Corporate Maker Tower Identity F 101, Number: Cuffe Parade, L99999MH1959PLC Mumbai 400 005,011304; India. CorporateTel: (91 22)Identity 2218 Number: 6607, Fax:L99999MH1959PLC011304; (91 22) 22181190, Email: Tel: [email protected];(91 22) 2218 6607, Fax: (91 Website:22) 2218 www.hawkinscookers.com. 1190, Email: [email protected]; Printed in 2015 at Website:Colour Count, www.hawkinscookers.com. Matunga (E), Mumbai 400Printed 018, in India.2015 at Colour Count, Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019, India. Hawkins Hevibase IM_Issue 2_Sep 2015.indd 1 28-09-2015 15:18:02 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read all instructions. 13. Always place water as indicated in each been released. If the handles are difficult to recipe or chart in the pressure cooker body move apart, this indicates that the cooker is 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles. before pressure cooking. As a general rule, still pressurised – do not force it open. Any 3. Close supervision is necessary when the place a minimum of one cup water for the pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. See pressure cooker is used near children. first 10 minutes of pressure cooking time plus "Operating Instructions" i.e. "Easy Tips for one-half cup for every subsequent 10 minutes Better Cooking" on page 15. 4. Use the appropriate heat source(s) or part thereof. Total contents including 19. Never lift vent weight for reducing according to the instructions for use. water should not exceed as stated in the next pressure in the case of liquid or frothing foods. point. 5. Do not place the pressure cooker in a 20. Do not use the pressure cooker for heated oven. 2 3 14. Do not fill the unit over / full. When pressure frying with oil. cooking foods that expand during cooking 6. Do not wash in a dishwasher. such as rice or dried vegetables, do not fill the 21. Never use the cooker body for deep frying 1 7. Extreme care must be used when moving unit over /2 full. When cooking dal/pulses or light frying for more than 20 minutes at a a pressure cooker containing hot liquids. which sprout, never fill the cooker more time or as an oven for dry heating or baking, than 1/3 full. Overfilling may cause a risk of since the strength of the metal may decrease 8. Do not use the pressure cooker for any clogging the vent tube and developing excess to a dangerous level. use other than its intended use. pressure. See "Food Preparation Instructions" i.e. "Product Information" on page 6. 22. The safety valve fuses and operates 9. This appliance cooks under pressure automatically in the event of excess pressure. of 103 kPa (15 lbs/in2). Improper use may 15. Be aware that certain foods, such as If it fuses, please shut off the heat. When result in scalding injury. Do not use it unless applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, oatmeal cool, replace the safety valve with a genuine it is properly closed. See "How to Close the or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, Hawkins safety valve. See page 37. Hawkins Hevibase" on the inside front cover. rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth and sputter, and clog the pressure release device 23. Do not attempt to make any changes to the vent weight and safety valve. Repairs 10. Always check that the vent tube is clear (vent tube). These foods should not be other than the replacement of gasket, body immediately before closing the lid for pressure cooked in a pressure cooker. cooking. handles, safety valve and the vent weight 16. After cooking meat with a skin which must be done only by an authorised service 11. The vent weight is an accurately weighted may swell under the effect of pressure, do not centre/representative. All replacement parts device to regulate operating pressure. Never prick the meat while the skin is swollen; you must be genuine Hawkins parts. place anything over the vent weight while might be scalded. cooking. 24. In case of use on an electric hot plate, use 17. When the normal operating pressure is a plate of diameter equal to or less than that 12. When starting to pressure cook, close the reached, turn the heat down so all the liquid, of the base of the pressure cooker. lid WITHOUT the vent weight in position on which creates the steam, does not evaporate. the vent tube. Place the vent weight on the vent tube ONLY AFTER steam starts to come 18. Never attempt to force open the pressure 25. SAVE THESE out of the vent tube steadily. See "Operating cooker. Do not open the pressure cooker until Instructions" i.e. "Trial Run" on page 9. the unit has cooled and internal pressure has INSTRUCTIONS. 2 Hawkins Hevibase IM_Issue 2_Sep 2015.indd 2 28-09-2015 15:18:02 Important Additional Information for this Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura Pressure Cooker This Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura Pressure This Manual was written for the Hawkins Hevibase Pressure Cooker has these important features: Cooker. All the instructions and recipes in this Manual are valid for this Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura Pressure 1. The body is made from commercially pure, virgin Cooker except as stated in this chapter of 6 pages. aluminium with a high-quality, German ceramic coating on the exterior and the base. The Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura (3 Litre) is depicted 2. The ceramic coating is scratch- and stain-resistant only on the front cover and in this chapter. Inside the Manual, and easy to clean. the pressure cooker shown in pictures is the Hawkins Hevibase. 3. The ceramic coating has no heavy metals or other toxic substances. READ THE NEXT FIVE PAGES BEFORE USING THIS COOKER. 4. The black base heats quickly and retains heat ALSO, READ IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (ON PAGE 2 OF THE MANUAL) AND PAGES 3 TO 38 OF THE MANUAL. well. 5. It has curved sides for easy stirring. 6. The lid is stainless steel. 7. The Ceramic- Coated Hawkins Contura is available in three colours – Tomato Red, Mustard Yellow and Apple 3L & 5L Ceramic-Coated Contura_Issue 1-Sep 2015 Green. i 2. When cooking in the 3 Litre Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura CAUTION pressure cooker, use the small burner or do not exceed the medium 1. Do not hit, bang, cut or rub the cooker with hard or sharp heat setting of a large burner. objects – while cooking, while cleaning or while storing. Releasing Pressure (page 15, first paragraph): DO NOT use the 2. This pressure regulator is different from that used in Hawkins • third method (point 3, "Release pressure by placing cooker in cookers up to 2004. Counting whistles may give you the wrong time up to 4 inches/10 cm of cold water in a basin or in a sink for a required for cooking. Use the time for cooking at full pressure as few minutes"). One alternative to this method is to reduce the given in the Manual. pressure cooking time and allow to cool naturally. In case it is not 3. Do not put the hot cooker in cold water. possible to reduce the pressure cooking time at full pressure (because 4. On the ceramic coating, do not use any abrasive or caustic it is 0 minute or if the step in the recipe requires the pressure cooker cleaning products such as abrasive cleaning powders or bars, steel to be removed from heat immediately once full operating pressure is wool, abrasive scrubbers or oven cleaners, bleach or floor cleaners. reached) the food may be cooked without the vent weight; see examples in the section Adapting Recipes on page iii of this chapter, Product Information namely, Mutton Biryani and Vegetable Biryani. • Trouble-Free (page 4 of the Manual, second column, last Adapting Recipes to the paragraph): Disregard existing paragraph and replace with: Black, Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura Ceramic-coated, Energy-efficient Base heats quickly and evenly; The recipes in this Manual have been written for will not tarnish, pit or corrode. the 5 Litre Hawkins Hevibase Pressure Cooker and apply to the • Product Information: Getting to Know Your Hawkins Hevibase 5 Litre Ceramic-Coated Hawkins Contura Pressure Cooker except (page 7, second column, last paragraph) and Using Grid and Molds as stated in this section.