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/2013/06/rhubarb-pickle.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/rhubarb-pickle.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:42:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12430 I had always thought rhubarb to be sweet since the only dishes I heard about were desserts made with rhubarb. So, I was surprised when my friend Rachel handed me a bunch of rhubarb and said that they were pretty tart. Since I have never cooked with rhubarb before, she was also kind to point...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/rhubarb-pickle.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/refrigerator-dill-pickles-cucumber-pickle-in-vinegar.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/refrigerator-dill-pickles-cucumber-pickle-in-vinegar.html#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:31:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5604 Being used to the Indian pickles, I was taken by complete surprise the first time I saw the pickled cucumbers in a big jar in the stores. We have bought it once from the store because my son wanted it and of course we had to be behind him to finish it. I had posted...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/refrigerator-dill-pickles-cucumber-pickle-in-vinegar.html/feed 9 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/cucumber-pickle.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/cucumber-pickle.html#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:14:08 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1412 This is a very easy pickle and takes only minutes to prepare. Pickles in vinegar are entirely new to me since the pickles I know of are mostly made with chilly powder, salt, etc. during the summer months and the pickle lasts a year. Although I have made a ton of Indian pickles, the thought...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/cucumber-pickle.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/tomato-pickle-with-masala.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/tomato-pickle-with-masala.html#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:30:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=227 This is another version of tomato pickle that I do every year. You can find the first version here. For this version, you grind the pickle masala and that imparts a very nice flavor to the pickle. This pickle stores well in the refrigerator for few months if handled properly. Every fall when there is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/tomato-pickle-with-masala.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/tomato-pickle.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/tomato-pickle.html#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:54:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=166 Most of Indian cooking is all about adding a dash of that and a pinch of this. At least that is the way my mom normally describes a recipe for me. So when I came across this pickle recipe a few years ago with exact measurements I had to try it out and I was...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/tomato-pickle.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/mango-pickle-with-garlic-and-garbanzo-chickpeas.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/mango-pickle-with-garlic-and-garbanzo-chickpeas.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:03:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=160 Pickles play an important role in an Indian meal and that explains the varieties of pickles I have posted. I came to know of this pickle from my mom. She had asked my sister to send this pickle as an entry to my garlic event. Well they made it, ate it except that it did not...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/mango-pickle-with-garlic-and-garbanzo-chickpeas.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-pickle-andhra-style.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-pickle-andhra-style.html#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:52:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=119 Day 6 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Condiments’. When I was a kid, I used to watch in awe as my grandma made the pickles and vadaams during summer. Pickles are very common in Indian cuisine and it is different from the pickles we get here in US. In India, pickles are normally made in summer...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-pickle-andhra-style.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-thokku-grated-raw-mango-pickle.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-thokku-grated-raw-mango-pickle.html#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:40:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=100 Friendly reminder to keep sending in entries for ‘Fast Food not Fat Food’ until August 15th. Mango Thokku is a pickle made with grated raw mango. Raw mangoes are a delicacy given the part of the world I live in. So when our friend visited us from NJ, I asked  him to pick some raw...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mango-thokku-grated-raw-mango-pickle.html/feed 38 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/easy-lemon-pickle-pressure-cooker-method.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/easy-lemon-pickle-pressure-cooker-method.html#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:52:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1316 After preparing pickles the traditional way of soaking lemons in salt and waiting for it to mellow down I came across this recipe from Priya of Priyas Easy n Tasty recipes. Tried it and it was a super hit. Now this is the only method I use to make lemon pickle. Pic updated on 2/8/2013. Tasty pickle...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/easy-lemon-pickle-pressure-cooker-method.html/feed 5