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/2016/01/ragda-patties-ragda-pattice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/ragda-patties-ragda-pattice.html#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2016 05:26:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21578 Ragda is a gravy made with peas and spices. This is one of India’s famous street food and I had this on my list forever, but was postponing it because I had no sev on hand and there is no Indian store near by. Finally, made it last weekend and it was a bit time...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/ragda-patties-ragda-pattice.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/2015/03/aloo-tikki-burger-potato-burger-patties.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/aloo-tikki-burger-potato-burger-patties.html#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 02:19:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16744 Aloo Tikki is a popular street food in India. “Aloo” means potato in Hindi and these patties are made with potatoes and interesting spices. Normally the patties are served as a snack with ketchup, chutney, etc., but here I have chosen to use it for dinner by using it as a patty. For the burger...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/aloo-tikki-burger-potato-burger-patties.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:00:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17848 This is a healthy and tasty gravy using sprouts and tofu. While browsing through the recipes in a cookbook I glanced at “Moong Paneer” and decided to modify it based on the ingredients on hand. I normally cook and freeze various legumes and sometime back I also froze raw moong sprouts. Freezing legumes have become...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/peas-paneer-paratha-mutter-paneer-paratha.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/peas-paneer-paratha-mutter-paneer-paratha.html#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:31:42 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14243 Paratha is basically an Indian flat bread that is mostly on the flaky side. You could also stuff it with various fillings and this time it is our favorite peas and paneer (Indian cheese). You can make paneer at home or buy it from the store. Fresh peas can also be used, but I felt...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/peas-paneer-paratha-mutter-paneer-paratha.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/bialys-chewy-rolls-topped-with-caramelised-onions.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/bialys-chewy-rolls-topped-with-caramelised-onions.html#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11946 We are in the fifth month of “We Knead To Bake” and we are baking bialy. Of course this is the first time I am even hearing about this bread. Bialy is a chewy bread like bagel, but it has its differences. Bagels are boiled before being baked whereas we simply bake the bialy. As...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/05/bialys-chewy-rolls-topped-with-caramelised-onions.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/potato-capsicumbell-pepper-pulao.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/potato-capsicumbell-pepper-pulao.html#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:13:30 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10142 Rice is the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of making something quick. Even though there are other much simpler dishes like upma and so on, I am always biased towards rice be it variety rice or a simple rasam rice. Potato rice and capsicum rice are regulars at my house,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/potato-capsicumbell-pepper-pulao.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aloo-gobi-fry-cauliflower-potato-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aloo-gobi-fry-cauliflower-potato-fry.html#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:26:16 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9664 I  have to admit that before I made this dish, my idea of aloo gobi was just potatoes added to this cauliflower curry. It had both the key ingredients and I was happy with the taste. But, when it comes to blogging I wanted to make it the right way and as always my friend...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/aloo-gobi-fry-cauliflower-potato-fry.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/snow-peas-cashew-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/snow-peas-cashew-curry.html#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:04:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9347 I had this curry at my friend Shai’s place years ago. She made it with green beans and it was delicious. I got the recipe from her and wanted to try it with cluster beans or cabbage, but then ended up using snow peas. The only thing to remember is that the dish is slightly...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/snow-peas-cashew-curry.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:30:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6277 If you are looking for different ways to cook mushrooms, look no further. While scanning the recipe book to finish up the leftover mushrooms after making the mushroom masala, I stumbled upon this recipe. It had my favorite ingredients yogurt and legumes and I had to make it. The beans were soaked and the next...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html/feed 8