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/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 02:07:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22622 Today is a simple, but delicious recipe that pretty much gets done on its own in the slow cooker. All you have to do is add the ingredients and walk away. Come back to a totally addictive dessert that makes guests think that you were slaving for hours at the stove . I had earlier...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:32:22 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21138 This is another snack that I made for Diwali that the kids enjoyed a lot. I have made it a few times until now, but I have not been able to shape the murukkus. So, I usually  just squeeze it directly in oil. The moong dal adds a nice flavor to the murruku and it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 05:03:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21136 Wishing everyone a happy Diwali. Hope everyone enjoyed the festival with loads of sweets and savories. I made these murukkus over the weekend and the whole process was like a crash course right from preparing to taking pictures before the darkness sets. Thanks to the time change, it now gets dark at 4 pm itself....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:29:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20897 Ragi is finger millet and is very nutritious. For the festival season, I decided to make at least one snack and this one caught my eye. It was a breeze to make and the murukkus turned out to be tasty and crunchy. All was well until the last minute when I was about to turn...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:00:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20048 Basundi is a rich milk dessert and is made by simmering milk and adding flavorings. The only thing that is key to the recipe is patience. The milk has to reduce to half the original quantity and we need to keep stirring it every few minutes and scraping down the sides of the vessel as...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:13:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19126 This is another crunchy and addictive snack that I made a couple of weeks back for Diwali. I had bought moong flour sometime back and it was sitting in the pantry unused. After talking to my mom, she suggested I make murukku with it. This is just a variation of the thenkuzhal where urad flour...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:40:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19211 While making Badushas, I decided to also make murukku since I was anyway heating up oil for deep frying. While glancing through Mallika Badrinath book, I noticed this recipe that was quite different compared to the usual ones I have seen. We add the flour mixture to boiling water and when it cools down a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.html#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:24:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19189 Wishing everyone a happy and fun filled safe Diwali. Badhusha is a rich dessert that is slightly hard on the outside and flaky and juicy on the inside. To be frank I have never dreamt that I would be making badhushas at home . I called my mom and asked her if she knew the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:52:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19124 Another Diwali delight that is very addictive. Anything deep fried is addictive right? . My kids have different levels of tolerance to spiciness. My boy loves hot spicy stuff and wanted the spicy karasev for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My little one on the other hand had nothing to do with it and loved these...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 03:57:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19122 It is the festival season in India and Diwali is fast approaching. During Diwali, lot of sweets and snacks are made and distributed to family and friends. It is the “Festival of Lights” and kids have fun lighting fire works. I have already posted the regular karasev here. This version enhances its flavor with potatoes...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html/feed 2