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/2014/01/black-eyed-peas-soup.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/black-eyed-peas-soup.html#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:00:19 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12404 With temperatures below zero it seems to be the perfect time for soup. Of course I need no reason to make soup and this was sitting in my drafts for more than 6 months. I know I need to be more organized, but then I get carried away by something new that is cooked and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/black-eyed-peas-soup.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/cranberry-bean-masala-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/cranberry-bean-masala-gravy.html#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2013 05:18:36 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15935 While picking up a bag of black beans, I noticed this new bean in the grocery store. It was called “cranberry beans” and that got me interested. There were cute red lines on it and they looked different and I had to try them out. On looking up the internet I found that you can...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/cranberry-bean-masala-gravy.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/black-bean-corn-and-avocado-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/black-bean-corn-and-avocado-salad.html#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:19:05 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13375 Although summer is waning away that should not stop you from trying this salad. It is hearty with the beans and creamy with the avocados. My friend Rachel mentioned this salad during the summer and I immediately had to try it out since it had our favorite ingredients. You can use canned beans to simplify...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/black-bean-corn-and-avocado-salad.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:37:21 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14854 Another recipe for Navaratri and sundal is basically a legume salad with tons of variations. If you want to jazz up the humble sundal a bit, then you have to try this. Normally onion and garlic are avoided on festival days and I have posted a few with no onion and garlic also that you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/15-bean-masala-sundal.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:41:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8988 My son mostly orders cheese quesadilla when we eat at Mexican restaurants. Since cheese alone did not sound too exciting to me, I decided to fill it up with some mashed beans. I also whipped this up in a jiffy by using canned beans. You can sneak in some veggies in this too since cheese...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/spinach-masala-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/spinach-masala-rice.html#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:17:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6281 I am all for rice since it is easy for me to make rice rather than rolling out chapatis. This is a second version of the spinach rice. You can find the first version here. So, one fine day when I was completely out of ideas on what to make for the blog – yes, it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/spinach-masala-rice.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.html#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:48:07 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=4854 I have started liking salads for a variety of reasons and a couple of main reasons being they are easy to put together and they are healthy too. Of course “healthy” is going to vary based on the person’s perspective. This salad was put together last summer, I know it was ages back and it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mango-avocado-black-bean-salad.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 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/2012/10/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