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/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:34:19 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20408 This is a healthy snack with soya beans. I should have posted this during the Navaratri festival, but then things got in the way. Any kind of dried beans can be used and the tamarind and jaggery add a nice sweet and tangy taste to the snack. Soya beans has a nice nutty taste and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:37:21 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14854 Another recipe for Navaratri and sundal is basically a legume salad with tons of variations. If you want to jazz up the humble sundal a bit, then you have to try this. Normally onion and garlic are avoided on festival days and I have posted a few with no onion and garlic also that you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/sweet-black-eyed-peas-sundal-kaaramani-vella-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/sweet-black-eyed-peas-sundal-kaaramani-vella-sundal.html#comments Sat, 05 Oct 2013 05:51:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14858 Navaratri is a festival that is celebrated for nine days. In India a different legume is cooked each day and served to God and then to visitors. Normally a savory version is made and I had been wanting to make the sweet version for a while although I was skeptical because I prefer savory stuff....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/sweet-black-eyed-peas-sundal-kaaramani-vella-sundal.html/feed 6 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/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:43:57 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6811 Navaratri, means nine nights and is a festival that is celebrated for nine nights as the name implies. It starts on the 16th this month. In South India, this festival is celebrated by setting up steps and placing idols on them (golu). Friends and family, visit each other and sundal is one of the items...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:00:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6016 Happy Ganesh Chaturthi friends. Channa sundal (Mookadalai in tamil) has to be one of the simplest festival recipes and a very basic one that is made for most festivals. This year I made vella kozhukattai, ven pongal, savory kozhukattais and this sundal over the weekend itself and the festival day is going to be very simple....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/sesame-ladoo-ellutil-ladoo.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/sesame-ladoo-ellutil-ladoo.html#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:41:16 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=2555 Time for another blog hop and this month I am paired with Nisha of NishasKitchen. While browsing through her wonderful space I glanced upon these yummy ladoos also known as ellu urundai in tamil and realized that I have not posted even one ladoo recipe. It did not surprise me too much given that I am...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/sesame-ladoo-ellutil-ladoo.html/feed 21 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/sakkarai-pongal-sweet-pongal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/sakkarai-pongal-sweet-pongal.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=249 Hope everyone is gearing up for the Pongal celebration. My son was born on Pongal and it makes the day even special. It is a 3 day festival and as a kid I enjoyed the Bhogi part the most. I used to tell my grandma to wake me up early in the morning before they...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/sakkarai-pongal-sweet-pongal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:55:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=224 Sundal can be considered a salad and I made this sundal for the blogging marathon – guilt free snacks theme last month, but did not post it since I had 7 items already. This is one of the sundals I learnt by watching my MIL make it. It is easy to make and very healthy....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:15:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=156 Hope everybody enjoyed Navaratri. This is the sixth variety in the sundal series and the second one in sprouts. Sprouts are generally nutritious and moong sprouts tend to take on a sweet taste. I normally eat it raw and also give few to my 3 yr old calling it “sundal with a tail”. It amuses...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html/feed 0