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/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 14:00:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16353 Shrikand is basically a thick yogurt based dessert that is sweetened with blueberries, strawberries and so on. It is delicious, rich and creamy. I have used fat free Greek yogurt and that stuff is really thick I should say. I am happy to finally use up the can of mango pulp that had been lying...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/mango-shrikand-sweetened-yogurt-flavored-with-mango-pulp.html/feed 6 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:09:26 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15241 The usual desserts sounded boring and I pinged my friend Shai to suggest a dessert for me. Her immediate response was “Phirni”. It is a rich milk based dessert that has the consistency of custard. I have not heard of it before and asked her to send me the recipe. The recipe looked similar to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html/feed 13 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pistachio-biscotti.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pistachio-biscotti.html#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:43:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=136 Biscotti is basically a twice baked cake. The variations which can be done to the biscotti is limited only by one’s imagination. I love biscotti for its crunchiness and mid sweetness, but for some reason I had always assumed this was tedious to make and kept postponing it. But friends, it is very easy to make...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/pistachio-biscotti.html/feed 0