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/beans-potato-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:46:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19986 I learnt to add potatoes to gravy dishes from my mom. Even a small cooked potato adds a lot of volume to the dish and brings it together. This is a simple gravy that goes well with rice or rotis. Off to the recipe. Tasty side dish ready. Enjoy!]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/saag-aloo-potato-in-spinach-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/saag-aloo-potato-in-spinach-gravy.html#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:09:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19753 “Aloo” means potato and “Saag” is a leaf-based dish. We combine spinach puree and roasted potatoes in this side dish that goes well with rice or roti. There are a few steps involved in the recipe, but the end product is worth the effort. You can use any greens of choice instead of spinach. Off...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/saag-aloo-potato-in-spinach-gravy.html/feed 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/2015/01/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/2014/12/tomatillo-dal-tomatillo-lentil-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/tomatillo-dal-tomatillo-lentil-gravy.html#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:31:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19425 Today is a very simple recipe using tomatillos and lentils. I find tomatillos to be similar to raw green tomatoes, but slightly on the tangier side. This recipe was a welcome change to the usual dal that we have with rotis and was loved by all. The tanginess added a nice touch to the plain dal...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/tomatillo-dal-tomatillo-lentil-gravy.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:00:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18637 This is a simple recipe using yellow squash and peanuts. My friend grows squash in her garden and nothing can beat freshly picked vegetable. I normally would not buy yellow squash at the store, but just love it when it is fresh. Any squash can be used and peanuts can be substituted with garbanzo. This...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html/feed 0 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/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/2013/04/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/2013/03/oats-upma-with-wheat-rava.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/oats-upma-with-wheat-rava.html#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:00:05 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9148 Upma is a breakfast dish that can be prepared in a jiffy. It is normally made with semolina (rava) and the variations are endless. You can keep it simple by adding just the seasonings or make it more filling by adding vegetables. Upma is also made with wheat rava, rice rava and so on. Along...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/oats-upma-with-wheat-rava.html/feed 9