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/cinnamon-rolls.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/cinnamon-rolls.html#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20737 Cinnamon rolls are easy to make and with some planning, you can have it ready for breakfast. I messed up the butter mixture by melting the butter. It is better to keep the butter in a spreadable consistency to prevent it from flowing out while cutting. Even with the messy filling, the rolls turned out...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/cinnamon-rolls.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/sourdough-banana-muffins.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/sourdough-banana-muffins.html#comments Mon, 09 May 2016 03:08:03 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22238 I am always looking out for sourdough recipes because the family is bored of the few usual things I make with sourdough starter. This is an easy peasy banana bread using sourdough starter. The bread uses no oil or butter, but was still very moist. The chocolate chips and strawberry add a nice touch, but can be...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/sourdough-banana-muffins.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:07:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22191 I have to admit that celery is not on the list of vegetables that I buy at the store. So, I have to come up with different things to make with celery when I end up with it through bountiful baskets. We do not eat ants on a log or anything that has to do with...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19278 Biriyani is a rice dish and can be made in a ton of ways. There is a lot of flavor going in with the ginger, garlic and spices. Raita is a perfect condiment to this rice. Although I am not a big fan of mushrooms, the kids love mushrooms and I either make mushroom gravy...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/easy-cauliflower-peas-kuruma.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/easy-cauliflower-peas-kuruma.html#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:38:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18285 Kuruma is usually a coconut based rich gravy, but this is a simple and healthy version of the same. Instead of grinding the spices and coconut like we normally do for kuruma, this recipe uses a ready-made pappula podi (powder) that gives the dish the thickness and flavor. You can make this powder in bulk...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/easy-cauliflower-peas-kuruma.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/potato-peas-kuruma-potato-peas-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/potato-peas-kuruma-potato-peas-gravy.html#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2015 03:46:36 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18030 Kuruma is a gravy that goes well with rice or flat bread. It is usually made with coconut, but here onion and yogurt form the base. Potatoes and peas are a classic combo and you can add your choice of vegetables to the gravy. The spice level is pretty mild in this dish and we...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/04/potato-peas-kuruma-potato-peas-gravy.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:55:30 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16911 What do you do with overripe bananas? When we were kids we did not bother about the slight brown patches on the banana, but my kids never touch them. Sometimes I throw them in smoothies or freeze them to make smoothies later. Apart from that, another favorite way to use overripe bananas is to make...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/banana-bread-with-greek-yogurt.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:30:32 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19035 This is a simple and healthy vegetable soup that we used to have when we were kids. As mentioned in my old posts, this was the only soup known to me at that time. It is a neat way to get the goodness of veggies into kids. Thinking about it now, it is pretty similar to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/broccoli-lentil-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/broccoli-lentil-rice.html#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:06:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16251 Lentils jazz up any dish for me and this rice is no exception. Plain broccoli sounded boring, but lentils got me all excited to try out rice with broccoli. If you are not a broccoli fan, use any vegetable of choice. The rice is easy to put together and everyone in the family loved it....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/07/broccoli-lentil-rice.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html#comments Thu, 01 May 2014 04:10:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15521 Pakodas are lentil balls and are normally deep fried. Here, I have used the kuzhi paniyaram pan (Ableskiver pan) instead to make it healthy. You will not notice much of the difference since the pakodas soak up the gravy anyway. Kuruma is a gravy made with either vegetables or meat and usually has coconut to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html/feed 4