http://cooksjoy.com/blog A vegetarian cooking blog with recipes that tickle your taste buds and leave you craving for more !!! Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:27:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/avocado-hummus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/avocado-hummus.html#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:25:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19636 Hummus is one of my favorite dips and the slight variation here is the addition of avocado. The buttery avocado blends well with the other ingredients and makes the dip rich and creamy. We usually use hummus as a spread over bread or wraps. The original hummus recipe can be found here. Off to the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/avocado-hummus.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:44:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19496 “Podi” means powder and we have a ton of podis in India. Some podis like this one can be mixed with rice and eaten for a simple lunch or dinner. You can add a bit of ghee or oil to enhance the taste further. Since these can be stored in air tight containers for a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/cranberry-thokku-indian-style-pickle.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/cranberry-thokku-indian-style-pickle.html#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:25:10 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21344 When cranberries were part of the bountiful basket last Thanksgiving, I was stumped as to what to do with it. I was not into cranberry sauce and decided to try this pickle by using the tomato pickle as the inspiration. All along I was nervous wondering if the cranberries will break down and so on...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/cranberry-thokku-indian-style-pickle.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/tamarind-dates-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/tamarind-dates-chutney.html#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:58:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21576 I love chaats and it is easy to put those together if you have the basic chutneys on hand. This recipe uses dates and has been on my list forever. It is actually pretty simple to make and pressure cooking made the job easy for me. I actually could not stop tasting the chutney because...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/tamarind-dates-chutney.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/rainbow-carrot-pickles.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/rainbow-carrot-pickles.html#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:34:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20548 My kids love the pickles in vinegar particularly dill pickles. Since I am not able to find baby cucumbers here, they usually buy it from the store. Recently I bought rainbow carrots and the first thing that I wanted to make were these pickles because as the name says the carrots were very colorful. Unlike...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/rainbow-carrot-pickles.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:30:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18865 We use a lot of burritos and home and one of our favorite dip to use for wrap is hummus. There is a ton of variations of the same and today I am using the sun-dried tomatoes that have been sitting in the pantry for a while. More than using hummus as a dip, we...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sun-dried-tomato-hummus.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/carrot-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/carrot-chutney.html#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:55:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17973 This is a simple and  healthy condiment using carrots. This was a welcome change after being bored with the usual stir fry, kootu and salad. It is very easy to prepare and takes very less time too. Since carrots and coconut are slightly on the sweeter side, this chutney also tended to be slightly sweet....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/carrot-chutney.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:58:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12546 It is hard to believe, but it has been three years since I started blogging. Each day is a learning process and I am overwhelmed with joy at all the virtual friends I have gained over the past three years. Even though I am bogged down juggling kids, work, home and a zillion other things,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/roasted-red-bell-pepper-pesto.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/roasted-red-bell-pepper-pesto.html#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:53:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12717 Red bell peppers are slightly sweet and are perfect for soups, pesto, etc. and roasting them brings out its flavor even more. After trying the basic pesto, it was time to jazz it up and red bell pepper seemed to fit in. The pesto was mildly sweet and we used it as a spread and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/roasted-red-bell-pepper-pesto.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:00:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16474 Hummus is a dip made with garbanzo (chickpeas) and it can be used as a dip for vegetables, chips and so on. During our recent trip we had lunch at Panera and we totally loved the soup and sandwiches. The inspiration for this hummus is from the spread that was used on one of the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/cilantro-jalapeno-hummus-garbanzo-dip.html/feed 2