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/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:16:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20230 This is a simple South Indian gravy that goes well with rice. It sure brings nostalgic memories of my childhood . I usually cook the beans in bulk and keep in freezer; that makes making this gravy even easy. You can also serve this gravy with idli, dosai, etc. Off to the recipe. Tasty kuzhambu...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/brinjal-capsicum-gotsu-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/brinjal-capsicum-gotsu-gravy.html#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:16:42 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13612 Gotsu is a gravy dish that is normally made with eggplant. It is served mostly with pongal, but it tastes good with rotis and so on too. I have one tangy version posted here. While I was flipping the pages of my trusted cookbook I glanced upon this recipe that uses brinjal and capsicum. It...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/brinjal-capsicum-gotsu-gravy.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/vankivangee-bath-brinjal-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/vankivangee-bath-brinjal-rice.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 06:44:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8156 I never get tired of rice. First it is easy to make and second there are so many varieties and most of them are easy one pot meals. I am sure everyone loves one pot meals and easy dishes on week nights. The eggplants we get here are not the same as the smaller brinjals...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/vankivangee-bath-brinjal-rice.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/brinjal-drumstick-potato-kara-kuzhambu-poricha-kuzhambu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/brinjal-drumstick-potato-kara-kuzhambu-poricha-kuzhambu.html#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8484 Hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Today’s recipe is a South Indian dish and it is a gravy that goes with rice, idli, dosai and so on. Our meal usually consists of rice, sambar/kuzhambu, one or two side dishes and rasam. Of course there are lazy days . Once when our friends visited...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/brinjal-drumstick-potato-kara-kuzhambu-poricha-kuzhambu.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:01:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8660 After brainstorming from soups to salad using corn and bell pepper for the dish-it-out event, I finally settled on the vegetarian chilli. The first time I heard of chilli was around 12 years ago, it was a snowy day and my friend mentioned how a warm  bowl of chilli would be great when we stopped...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/cilantro-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/cilantro-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:50 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5354 Ever since I started buying the blocks of parmesan cheese from Costco, I have been making a lot of pesto. After the spinach pesto and basil pesto last year, it was time to move on to cilantro pesto and I am glad I did since cilantro is mostly present at home and the pesto can...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/cilantro-pesto-pasta-with-vegetables.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/brinjal-garbanzo-kathirikai-mookadalai-kuzhambu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/brinjal-garbanzo-kathirikai-mookadalai-kuzhambu.html#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:08:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5783 The wind was blowing at 60mph today and it felt like a sandstorm at times. The sound reminded me of the storms of childhood. The schools were closed, streets were flooded, no electricity due to the storm and the only thing we could hear was the sound of the wind gusts at nights. We did...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/brinjal-garbanzo-kathirikai-mookadalai-kuzhambu.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/baingan-bharta-eggplant-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/baingan-bharta-eggplant-gravy.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:51:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=275 The big fat eggplants here seem to be perfect for those dishes where we just need the pulp. In this dish, the eggplant pulp is simmered with Indian spices and makes for a wonderful side dish. In the southern part of India we do a dish Eggplant Gotsu similarly and we use tamarind to give it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/baingan-bharta-eggplant-gravy.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:22:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=114 My theme for the blogging marathon which starts today is “Condiments”. Raita is also sometimes referred to as pachadi and is made with various vegetables like okra, onion, tomato, cucumber, etc. Raita is basically a mix of vegetables/herbs and yogurt and is normlly served with pulao/biriyani. It is healthy and also helps cut down the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html/feed 0