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/2016/04/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/2015/01/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 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:59:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12470 With a ton of things going on, it is becoming increasingly hard to find time to post. A ton of recipes are sitting in my drafts and I am not surprised that this biriyani has been in my drafts for almost a year. Coming to the recipe, biriyani is usually a layered rice dish and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/rava-khichdi-sooji-semolina-khichadi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/rava-khichdi-sooji-semolina-khichadi.html#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:42:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14211 Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. This is a simple breakfast food that takes very less time to prepare. Since rava/sooji cooks very fast it is normally made when unexpected guests arrive. There is an even more simpler version that I have posted here that does not use vegetables except for onion. I prefer this...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/rava-khichdi-sooji-semolina-khichadi.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mushroom-black-bean-pulao-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mushroom-black-bean-pulao-rice.html#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:00:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16490 Are you a fan of one-pot meals? They are my favorite meals for week night dinners since they are easy to put together and involves less cleanup too. You can find one version of mushroom rice here and this variation uses store bought biriyani masala. At one point I was obsessed with that masala that I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mushroom-black-bean-pulao-rice.html/feed 2