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/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:11:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20225 This lentil rice is a simple protein packed one pot meal that is perfect for week nights. Dump the ingredients in the pressure cooker and you are good to go. You can make an elaborate side like vadai or go with the simple potato chips. Tomatoes add a slight tanginess and the spices give a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2016 23:00:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17891 Variety rice like lemon rice, tamarind rice, etc. are easy to make and perfect for weeknight meals. We certainly do not want to make anything elaborate after a tiring day. Nowadays even chapati and paratha have been pushed to weekends due to lack of time. This is one more to the variety rice collection and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:44:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19496 “Podi” means powder and we have a ton of podis in India. Some podis like this one can be mixed with rice and eaten for a simple lunch or dinner. You can add a bit of ghee or oil to enhance the taste further. Since these can be stored in air tight containers for a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:45:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19379 This is a very tasty potato fry that goes well with rice or roti. Ginger and curry leaves add a ton of flavor to the fry and I love to have this dish with rasam rice. If I don’t want to deal with blending, I add ginger paste and curry leaves powder instead. This is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:58:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19102 Deep fried snacks are loved by all and this is an easy snack that can be put together with ingredients on hand. Usually we use bengal gram flour for pakoda, but I have used moong flour instead. The fritters were crispy and go perfectly as a side to sambar or rasam rice. They can also...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-pepper-cumin-rasam-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-pepper-cumin-rasam-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:30:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21235 My family is a big fan of rasam and I always have this mix on hand that helps making rasam quite quickly. But, when I saw that we can fry tamarind and also add the tadka to it, it certainly seemed appealing. All that is left to do is boil water and add a few...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-pepper-cumin-rasam-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:48:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21248 I am always on the look out for shortcuts to simplify cooking and this instant sambar powder caught my attention. This mix is perfect when travelling and you are craving for home cooked food. You can also pack it for kids going to college. I was skeptical at first, but the taste is pretty close...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:34:19 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20408 This is a healthy snack with soya beans. I should have posted this during the Navaratri festival, but then things got in the way. Any kind of dried beans can be used and the tamarind and jaggery add a nice sweet and tangy taste to the snack. Soya beans has a nice nutty taste and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/10/soya-bean-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/fennel-cabbage-masala-vadai.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/fennel-cabbage-masala-vadai.html#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:00:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18706 “Masala” means spice and vadai is a deep fried snack and is pretty versatile. It is usually made with lentils and onions, but I have used cabbage and fennel here. On a rare occasion I ended up with fennel bulbs and had no clue what to do with them. After a bit of back and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/fennel-cabbage-masala-vadai.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 04:31:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20699 This is a healthy and simple fry with sweet potatoes. To be honest, I am not a big fan of sweet potatoes and was stumped when I ended up with two huge potatoes. To my surprise, the potatoes were not sweet as I had feared it to be and the fry tasted pretty good. Green...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html/feed 2