Fragrant Basmati Rice

     I think I never told you that my husband is from Bangladesh. That means that we eat lots of curries at home. He is a fantastic cook, so I hope I can record him cooking in the near future while he is cooking one of his curries. We bring you today an easy recipe, with an Indian touch, very aromatic and easy. We cook it from time to time as a side dish. Usually with some simple dish, because the rice has already its own personality. We think it is perfect for some grilled fish or meat. 

     We used basmati rice. The flavour comes from the fragrant oil in which we add some spices, like anise, cloves or cardamoms. We finish adding some roasted pine nuts and coriander and mint. 

     Don't you want to try it? You just need to watch our video. We hope you like it!! 

How to cook a crispy and moist brownie

     We have recently posted about oatmeal cakes, pasta less dishes, salads, soups.. it's been ages since we don't post a "real sweet". And it is not that the other ones are not nice, that they are... but from time to time we need some very unhealthy and real refined sugar cake. Because one day is just one day.... we couldn't think about a better recipe than a brownie. 

     This a recipe that everybody likes. It has a dense and intense chocolate flavour, it is moist in the inside and crispy on the outside... just the perfect every day chocolate cake. Easy to make and yummy like no other ones. There are some difference in our version compared to the traditional ones. These difference are the consequence of chance and an optimization process. We are happy with the result. So much, that even knowing that there are millions of brownie recipes online... we think this one was still lacking! 

     So here it is. 

     Maybe you will like: our layered chocolate panna cotta. 

Home made baby food to take away

     This post is for moms (and for future ones!) Not too long ago I was going out with my mum and she saw how I prepared my baby's food. She said: "Blanca, you have to record a video with that". So here it is.

     I am not very sure if this is anything new for anybody, but it is definitely a practical way of having some home made baby food always ready. In the video we comment that in normal conditions it will be frozen for around two hours. Just use your common sense, it will be fine if you don't wait too long to eat it.

     So no excuses, no processed food for our babies. These ones are much nicer and there is nothing on them that we do not want to give to them. I always try to have enough ingredients ready to have different combinations of fish, meat or vegetables.

    So here is the video, we hope it is useful. We'll be back soon!

Cuukitips. How to make a pan non stick

     Today we start a new section in Cuukinando: our Cuukitips. You will find quick videos in which we will share some cooking tips. 

     In our first Cuukitip we show you how to make an old pan to be non stick again. It won't be a permanent change (so yes, you will need to buy new pans at some point!) but it will solve the problem for today. For example, it is fantastic if you are going to cook our Spanish Omelette, we always do it just before.. just to be on the safe side. 

     So there it is. The first Cuukitips video. We hope you like it, because we'll come back with more videos! 

Lemon chicken with coconut milk

     A recipe with an oriental touch today in Cuukinando to start the week. Have you ever used coconut milk to cook? It is the kind of ingredient that makes everything taste nice, it always works. For example, it is a very good way to make some simple vegetables taste yummy. 

     The combination with lemon grass is very popular in asian countries and we just love it. We add the juice of a lemon and some lime leaves, giving a general lemon flavour to this delicious recipe. We don't keep you any longer today, let's start the week! but watch our video first: 

And here is the recipe:

See here how to make coconut milk at home. 

How to make hummus if you don't have tahini

     Today we are coming back with a recipe we cook quite often at home: hummus. We don't always cook it with the recipe we are sharing though. Hummus is a popular dish in the middle east. It is a dip or spread made with chickpeas and a sesame seed paste called tahini. This paste is starting to be easily available, although it is not yet part of our daily food culture and therefore, it is not normally found in our supermarkets.

     You can make your own Tahini paste. It is quite easy and you can use it in other recipes, or even as a spread on its own. But if you don't want to make Tahini this is the perfect recipe to make hummus. You actually make the tahini in the process. 

     So! here is the video:

     And the recipe: