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/2015/10/flour-tortillas.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/flour-tortillas.html#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:09:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21021 I had recently posted corn tortillas and was talking to my friend about it. She then talked about the soft and tasty flour tortillas that her friend makes and also shared the recipe with me. The recipe sat in my book for a couple of months and finally I made it. Once you taste these fresh...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/flour-tortillas.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/corn-tortillas.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/corn-tortillas.html#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:00:43 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20865 I had always wanted to try tortillas at home and assumed I needed a tortilla press. Since I am not in favor of filling the house with gadgets, I kept postponing the tortilla making process. It turns out that you can roll out flour tortillas, but corn tortillas need to be pressed. The dough is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/corn-tortillas.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/homemade-tamarind-paste.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/homemade-tamarind-paste.html#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:00:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20040 This is the first time I am making tamarind paste. I usually put the dry tamarind along with water, in the microwave for a minute or two to soften. Then, I will strain and use it for sambar, rasam, etc. But, when our microwave stopped working recently it was becoming a chore to boil water...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/homemade-tamarind-paste.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:37:19 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19742 In our last week’s bounty basket we got a few English cucumbers. These are the long variety with tiny seeds. This simple cucumber sandwich is a perfect teatime snack and the usual sandwiches have a spread of butter and topped with these beauties. Since avocados were on hand, I decided to replace butter with avocado and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/avocado-cucumber-sandwich.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 01:57:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19449 What has lemonade got to do in the peak of winter? Well, our bountiful basket for the week had some pretty grapefruits in them. Just the mention of the name “grapefruit” made my kids walk away saying that “they are bitter”. Since we love lemonade, I decided to make the same with grapefruit. It did...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/grapefruit-lemonade-pink-lemonade.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:01:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18939 This is the first time I am hearing of prickly pear. It was part of the bountiful basket and it was lying in the kitchen for more than a week because I had no clue on what to do with it. Thankfully the bountiful basket facebook page came to the rescue and a lot of...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/prickly-pear-lemonade.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:00:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16353 Shrikand is basically a thick yogurt based dessert that is sweetened with blueberries, strawberries and so on. It is delicious, rich and creamy. I have used fat free Greek yogurt and that stuff is really thick I should say. I am happy to finally use up the can of mango pulp that had been lying...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/maida-biscuit-all-purpose-flour-biscuits-sweet-version.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/maida-biscuit-all-purpose-flour-biscuits-sweet-version.html#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:46:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15400 I finally got into the Diwali cooking mood the day before Diwali and that explains the delayed festival posts. I called my mom and explained the snack that I loved as a kid. She immediately gave me the recipe and it was pretty simple. I have already posted the savory version of the same here.Butter...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/maida-biscuit-all-purpose-flour-biscuits-sweet-version.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:08:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14124 Today is the first day of fall and the plants are still thriving. You will be seeing a few more tomato recipes until the frost sets in. Tomato juice is something that I make rarely because the others in the family do not favor it a lot. To make it more healthy I have added...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/09/tomato-carrot-juice.html/feed 4