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/2015/07/tofu-bell-pepper-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/tofu-bell-pepper-curry.html#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 01:50:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20137 This is an easy peasy one pot dish perfect for weeknight dinners. I recently bought an electric pressure cooker in spite of owning 4 different stove stop pressure cookers. It certainly has made some aspects of my cooking simpler and this dish was also an experiment in the same. You can just use any pot and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/tofu-bell-pepper-curry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:11:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13136 I still remember those days when I used to consider broccoli to be mini trees and did not want anything to do with it. Slowly I started to try it and nowadays I like broccoli more than cauliflower. Since broccoli and tofu go very well together in stir fries, I decided to combine them with...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:07:44 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16856 Here I am after a fun filled vacation, trying really hard to get back to routine. Quinoa has a lot of health benefits and is rich in protein. I have been trying to incorporate more of it in our diet and this fried rice with leftover quinoa is easy and also very tasty. It is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:06:48 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15738 My preferred way of having tofu is when it is baked and slightly crispy. I have always cut the tofu in cubes, marinated and baked in the oven as in this recipe. This is a variation and I sliced it into big pieces that can be served as an appetizer or chop it and add...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/spicy-baked-tofu.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:13:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11982 I had no idea that these sauces are a breeze to make and have tasted similar ones in only restaurants. The recipe is very simple and corn starch is the thickening agent. You could add any vegetable of choice and tofu would be a good candidate too. We had it with fried rice and felt...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:38:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9401 I add baby corn to pasta and that was about it until now. Only when my store stopped carrying baby corn I realized that I actually miss the corn . I am sure I did not see it in the store for a few years and recently when I spotted them I pretty much picked...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:00:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9877 The weather has been perfect for this soup. A high of mid 50s followed by a blizzard watch sounded weird to me and I was looking out to see if we were really going to get the predicted snow. Well, it finally happened and in a matter of minutes the streets turned white. Now, that...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html/feed 12 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:40:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5540 I have special requirements when it comes to tofu and the foremost is that it should have a crispy crust. Until now I have achieved it only through baking as you can see here and for the first time I decided to try using the pan to fry tofu. I found that the main difference between...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/tofu-and-squash-fry.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/tofu-capsicum-bhurji-tofu-scramble-with-vegetables.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/tofu-capsicum-bhurji-tofu-scramble-with-vegetables.html#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:06:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4525 I had always wanted to do paneer bhurji, but kept postponing it. When Usha decided on tofu and bell peppers for dish-it-out event, I immediately knew what I was going to make for it. There is also something about the tofu and soy sauce combo that makes me love tofu even more. The result is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/tofu-capsicum-bhurji-tofu-scramble-with-vegetables.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/chilli-tofu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/chilli-tofu.html#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:00:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3292 One of the dishes I never fail to order when I go to Chinese restaurant is the one with tofu in it. After a few years of having it at restaurants, I finally decided to try out tofu dishes at home. My favorite method of having tofu is roasting it and soy sauce is a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/07/chilli-tofu.html/feed 13