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/2012/06/kosumalli-cucumber-lentil-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kosumalli-cucumber-lentil-salad.html#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:42:14 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3787 Day 3 of the blogging marathon with theme “Summer Salads”. For today we have a simple Indian salad that is very easy to make. I did not cook the lentils, but you could microwave it for a couple of minutes if you do not like the raw taste of lentils. It was a light evening...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kosumalli-cucumber-lentil-salad.html/feed 17 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/healthy-potato-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/healthy-potato-salad.html#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:42:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3705 Day 2 of the blogging marathon with theme “Summer Salads”. Potato salad is versatile and you can load it up with mayo, eggs, etc. or keep it simple. I have never bought mayo and was looking for recipes that do not use it. I stumbled upon this recipe and loved the ingredients used. I adapted...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/healthy-potato-salad.html/feed 20 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/brussels-sprouts-paneer-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/brussels-sprouts-paneer-salad.html#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:19:36 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3652 Day 1 of the blogging marathon with theme “Summer Salads”. Salads are mostly healthy and easy to make and I had always wanted to combine brussels sprouts with paneer. You can totally omit the paneer or just add crumbled fresh paneer to simplify the process. I had my friend’s daughter over and knowing that she...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/brussels-sprouts-paneer-salad.html/feed 23 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kasturi-methi-crackers-dry-fenugreek-leaves.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kasturi-methi-crackers-dry-fenugreek-leaves.html#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:06:36 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=2801 Day 3 of the blogging marathon with theme “Evening Snacks / Tiffin”. I am always on the lookout for cookies that are not too sweet or are savory and when I saw this in the book, I had to try it out. Kasturi methi and cumin add such a unique flavor to these bite-size cookies...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kasturi-methi-crackers-dry-fenugreek-leaves.html/feed 21 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/breadsticks.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/breadsticks.html#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:35:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=2256 Day 2 of the blogging marathon with theme “Evening Snacks / Tiffin”. We love breadsticks and I had no idea they were so easy to make. Once I started getting comfortable using yeast, most of the items became simpler to bake. Of course, we need to plan ahead to give the yeast time to rise....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/breadsticks.html/feed 24 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/plantain-chips-oven-baked-and-deep-fried.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/plantain-chips-oven-baked-and-deep-fried.html#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:45:43 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=274 Starting blogging marathon in the new format with the theme “Evening Snacks” for kids. Deep fried stuff is most people’s favorite and kids are not exception. I make deep fried stuff occasionally and let the kids enjoy . I made these raw banana/vazhakkai chips a few months ago and the kids loved it. In fact,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/plantain-chips-oven-baked-and-deep-fried.html/feed 28 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:08:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1070 Final day of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. I love paruppu urundai kuzhambu and when I saw this recipe in K’s faithful cookbook I wanted to try it. So the first day was the kuzhambu and I saved few balls for the rasam the next day. The rasam was easy to put together since...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam/ Day 6 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. Today is another comforting and commonly made rasam. I learnt this after my wedding and was surprised that it had no tamarind because I always associated rasam and tamarind together. Ripe and sour tomatoes are perfect for this rasam. If you feel the tomatoes are not...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam/ Day 5 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. I am happy to have picked this theme as it helps me tryout a lot of rasams that were on my list. This rasam has spices similar to mor kuzhambu and it is more like a spiced version of buttermilk. When I say buttermilk, it is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam/ Day 4 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. This is another extremely simple rasam to add to the collection and I learnt it from my MIL. One thing to note is that the more this rasam sits, the more bitter it gets. So it is good to prepare a small quantity. Sour tamarind and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html/feed 0