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/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:00:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19828 A simple, but healthy salad featuring quinoa. Truth be told, I go blank when I am in charge of making salads for any potluck. I will gladly swap for making bread instead . But, I do try to include salads in our meals off and on. Roasted bell pepper adds a ton of flavor and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/roasted-red-bell-pepper-quinoa-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:28:18 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20718 Pulao is basically a rice dish and there a lot of variations. Since there was a bunch of spring onion lying around, I decided to make rice with the same. Usually I add spring onion to Chinese style rice, but tried this for the first time. Tasty rice ready. Enjoy!]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html/feed 0 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 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 03:57:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19122 It is the festival season in India and Diwali is fast approaching. During Diwali, lot of sweets and snacks are made and distributed to family and friends. It is the “Festival of Lights” and kids have fun lighting fire works. I have already posted the regular karasev here. This version enhances its flavor with potatoes...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/potato-karasev-spicy-potato-fritters.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:24:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18564 Recently “bountiful basket” site opened up in our place and I have been purchasing vegetables and fruits from the site. We do not know what is in the basket until pickup day and that makes it even more interesting. One such week we ended up with avocados and cherry tomatoes along with a bunch of...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/grilled-corn-tomato-and-avocado-salad.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:11:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13136 I still remember those days when I used to consider broccoli to be mini trees and did not want anything to do with it. Slowly I started to try it and nowadays I like broccoli more than cauliflower. Since broccoli and tofu go very well together in stir fries, I decided to combine them with...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:07:44 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16856 Here I am after a fun filled vacation, trying really hard to get back to routine. Quinoa has a lot of health benefits and is rich in protein. I have been trying to incorporate more of it in our diet and this fried rice with leftover quinoa is easy and also very tasty. It is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:20:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16552 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake“ we are baking focaccia. I have already blogged a “no knead” version of focaccia here. The original recipe had tomato, basil and mozarella as the topping, but we had the choice to pick our desired topping as well. Since I could not get my hand on fresh cheese I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/potato-focaccia-pugliese-italian-flat.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/mushroom-chops-mushroom-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/mushroom-chops-mushroom-fry.html#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:57:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12291 If you are looking for a simple mushroom recipe, this is the one. Mushrooms were never on my favorite list until I figured the right way to cook them. Indian spices jazz up any dish and mushroom is no exception. The marinade adds a lot of flavor to the mushrooms and this dish goes perfectly...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/mushroom-chops-mushroom-fry.html/feed 4