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/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:01:25 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9146 It is officially spring in my part of the world, but we cannot rejoice yet because we have snow in the forecast this weekend. Kids are obviously excited and I am happy as long as I do not have to step out in the cold weather. I love watching the snow fall and hot tea and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:34:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1541 oriander thokku it is for Day 3 of the blogging marathon. My initial plan was to make coriander thogayal to cover the letter ‘C’. But I thought that was too simple and finally opted to make this thokku. If anyone is wondering about the thogayal, no worries since I made it the following week and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html/feed 21 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/green-chutney-and-tamarind-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/green-chutney-and-tamarind-chutney.html#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:08:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=229 I made the green chutney and the tamarind chutney for the first time along with pani puris. I have not tasted these before and it was a fun experience and I loved the tangy tamarind chutney. These also go well with samosa. The green chutney can be used as a spread on bread. Since there...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/green-chutney-and-tamarind-chutney.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/ginger-chutney-inji-thogayal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/ginger-chutney-inji-thogayal.html#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:58:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=198 This is week 9 of blog hop started by Radhika and this week I am paired with Dhivya. She has an amazing blog and I enjoyed her collection of recipes. I had almost made up my mind to bake something eggless from her blog when I noticed this chutney. Since we were having Pesarattu for...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/ginger-chutney-inji-thogayal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pudhina-thogayal-mint-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pudhina-thogayal-mint-chutney.html#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:31:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=132 This is one of my favorite condiments and my grandma used to pair it with rasam rice for a simple and comforting weeknight dinner. Since I can get a hold on mint leaves only once in 2-3 months I had forgotten about this thogayal and any time I buy mint it was always mint pulao...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pudhina-thogayal-mint-chutney.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/garlic-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/garlic-chutney.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=120 Final day of the blogging marathon and I am posting my favorite chutney. If you are garlic lover, then this is for you. With just 2 main ingredients this chutney retains the strong garlic taste and is perfect with idli or dosa. In the days before mixie, my grandma used to make this in ammi-kal....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/garlic-chutney.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/red-bell-pepper-chutney-and-arisirice-rava-upma.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/red-bell-pepper-chutney-and-arisirice-rava-upma.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:58:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=116 This is one of my favorite upma and I learnt it from my MIL. The arisi rava can be made easily at home and I no longer bring it from India. This upma is humble yet so comforting and tasty. My mil used to make this on fasting days (minus the onion). Since I love...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/red-bell-pepper-chutney-and-arisirice-rava-upma.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/rava-dosa-and-simple-onion-tomato-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/rava-dosa-and-simple-onion-tomato-chutney.html#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:36:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=106 Among the dosas my favorite is rava dosa. There is something about that crispy dosa which draws people and with onions it becomes even more tasty. Many people think it is very hard to make this dosa batter and rely on store bought mixes. The batter uses day to day ingredients and it is very easy...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/rava-dosa-and-simple-onion-tomato-chutney.html/feed 35 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/07/coconut-chutney-pottukadalai-chutney.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/07/coconut-chutney-pottukadalai-chutney.html#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:30:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11182 I think it would be apt to call it pottukadalai chutney rather than coconut chutney due to the amount of coconut used. I purposely cut down the amount of coconut for health reasons. When I think of this chutney an interesting conversation between my friend and me comes to mind. She wanted the quantity of...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/07/coconut-chutney-pottukadalai-chutney.html/feed 0