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/2015/09/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/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/2013/10/pineapple-rava-kesari-indian-dessert.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/pineapple-rava-kesari-indian-dessert.html#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:02:57 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15360 Kesari is an Indian dessert made with rava also known as sooji. It is one of the simplest desserts to make compared to the laborious Indian desserts. Surprisingly I have not blogged about it until now. So when we bought a pineapple a week ago, I immediately decided that I was going to make kesari...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/pineapple-rava-kesari-indian-dessert.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/apple-oats-payasam-kheer.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/apple-oats-payasam-kheer.html#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2013 05:17:38 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13952 This is a guest post for Anu of Anuz Healthy Kitchen. Anu has started a new series called “How To’s? of Kitchen” wherein the basics of kitchen and some recipes using the basics are showcased. I am excited to be part of the series as I feel that knowing the basics help a lot in...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/apple-oats-payasam-kheer.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aval-poha-payasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aval-poha-payasam.html#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:11:07 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11554 Hope everyone had a fabulous Tamil New Year. Payasam is a dessert that is made during festivals, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. It is one of those easy desserts that do not need any babysitting and that explains why it is so common in South India. I was not planning on making dessert today, but managed to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aval-poha-payasam.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/vella-seedai-jaggery-seedai-for-krishna-jayanthi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/vella-seedai-jaggery-seedai-for-krishna-jayanthi.html#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:00:30 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=192 Festival season starts this month and I almost missed Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami). Only yesterday I realized that it was round the corner and decided to make the vella seedai for the same. The savory version (uppu seedai) has already been posted here. I did not know that a sweet version existed because my mom has never...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/vella-seedai-jaggery-seedai-for-krishna-jayanthi.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/rava-ladoo-welcome-baby-kavin.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/rava-ladoo-welcome-baby-kavin.html#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:20:14 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4397 When we think of celebration be it big or small, the first thing we want to make is something sweet. A group of bloggers initiated by Reva have joined to welcome baby Kavin and congratulations to the new mom Krithi. This seemed to be a perfect occasion to make this delicious and easy Indian dessert....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/rava-ladoo-welcome-baby-kavin.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/ribbon-pakoda-diwali-snacks.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/ribbon-pakoda-diwali-snacks.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:08:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=162 Is everybody busy making sweets and savories for Diwali? Well I am and I have a big list to get through. Ribbon Pakoda is K’s favorite and I make it whether it is Diwali or not. It is an easy snack and uses minimal ingredients, not to mention the taste. Most things deep fried are...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/ribbon-pakoda-diwali-snacks.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/thenkuzhal-murukku-indian-deep-fried-snack-diwali-snacks.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/thenkuzhal-murukku-indian-deep-fried-snack-diwali-snacks.html#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:52:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=154 It is the month of festivals in India and Diwali is the star of the month. New clothes, lots of snacks and sweets, fireworks, etc. mark this festival. I have started my Diwali snack preparations, have you? It has been all about sundal the past few days and I decided to sneak in a Diwali...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/thenkuzhal-murukku-indian-deep-fried-snack-diwali-snacks.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/celebrating-150th-post-with-akkaravadisal-rice-pudding.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/celebrating-150th-post-with-akkaravadisal-rice-pudding.html#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:46:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=138 Here I am writing my 150th post, thanks to the support of all my fellow bloggers and friends without whom I would not have come this far. So to celebrate the occasion I have chosen the traditional Akkaravadisal, which is a rich South Indian dessert that is made during festivals as an offering to God....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/celebrating-150th-post-with-akkaravadisal-rice-pudding.html/feed 0