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/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19346 Adai is a kind of pancake made with rice and lentils. There are tons of variations and here I have used spinach to make it healthy. This is also a nice way to get spinach into picky eaters. The abundance of masoor dal lying in the pantry prompted for this adai and it did not...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 05:00:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19275 Lentil gravy is a comfort food for me and this is a simple dish with red lentils and spinach. The gravy goes well with rice or flat bread and is perfect for week nights since it is a one pot dish. I have used a pressure cooker, but since red lentils cook pretty fast, you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/whole-masoor-usal-lentil-snack.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/whole-masoor-usal-lentil-snack.html#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:17:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16300 While trying to find recipes with whole masoor, I came across this usal recipe in a cookbook. Adapted it based on the ingredients on hand and we had a tasty snack for the evening. You can also serve this as a side dish with rice or roti. This dish reminded me of the various sundals...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/whole-masoor-usal-lentil-snack.html/feed 0