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/2014/03/okra-sambar-vendakkai-sambar.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/okra-sambar-vendakkai-sambar.html#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:19:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14299 “Sambar” is basically a lentil stew and is usually made with different vegetables like spinach, tomato, capsicum and so on. I get fresh okra only when we visit the Indian store, but last summer my friend gave me okra seeds to plant in the garden. The plants did not do that great, but we were...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/okra-sambar-vendakkai-sambar.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/okra-coconut-kuzhambu-vendakkai-kuruma-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/okra-coconut-kuzhambu-vendakkai-kuruma-gravy.html#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:45:56 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14083 This is a simple gravy with fresh okra. Nowadays fresh okra has become a delicacy since we live miles away from Indian stores. I made this dish last summer with the few okra that we got from our garden. This kuzhambu is versatile and goes with idli, dosai, rice, roti and so on. Also, you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/02/okra-coconut-kuzhambu-vendakkai-kuruma-gravy.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/okra-vendakkai-raita-pachadi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/okra-vendakkai-raita-pachadi.html#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:00:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14361 Raita is a yogurt based condiment and is pretty versatile. It also goes by the name “pachadi” in South India. I had tried this a couple of years ago and did not saute it enough and ended up with a slimy raita. With hesitation I tried it again from the okra from my garden and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/okra-vendakkai-raita-pachadi.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/achari-bhindi-spicy-okravendakkai-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/achari-bhindi-spicy-okravendakkai-curry.html#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:00:56 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6340 Bhindi is the hindi name for okra. In tamil we call it “vendakkai”. It is not always that I get to use fresh okra because most of the time when we hit the Indian store, the vegetables are  already dying and we just pick the good ones from the lot. This year I had the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/achari-bhindi-spicy-okravendakkai-curry.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/oven-baked-breaded-okra.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/oven-baked-breaded-okra.html#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:05:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=210 Final day of the 10th edition of blogging marathon and my theme is “Guilt Free Snacks”. This has been my favorite theme and I absolutely enjoyed making dishes for this marathon. An interesting conversation between my friend and me. She normally asks me what I was making for the blog any time she sees me. Same question...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/oven-baked-breaded-okra.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/05/simple-vendakkai-okra-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/05/simple-vendakkai-okra-fry.html#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 05:54:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9 Another one of my comfort dishes. What can I say about it other than I love it .. period. Growing up this was one of my favorite vegetables however it was cooked be it sambar, kuzhambu or fry. Since it also has a lot of nutrients my mom made it much often and I should...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/05/simple-vendakkai-okra-fry.html/feed 9