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/plantain-kuruma-raw-banana-coconut-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/plantain-kuruma-raw-banana-coconut-gravy.html#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:34:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12624 Kuruma is normally a gravy that has coconut. This is one of my favorite gravies and goes perfect with rice or rotis. It is versatile and you can add vegetables of choice. My mom makes this with drumstick, but sadly I only get the skinny frozen drumsticks here and hence decided to use raw plantain....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/01/plantain-kuruma-raw-banana-coconut-gravy.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/plantain-pepper-fry-vazhakkai-poriyal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/plantain-pepper-fry-vazhakkai-poriyal.html#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2013 02:43:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12621 It is hard to find raw plantains here and when I do get them from the big city, I like to do something different with it. The bland plantain gets a total makeover with the peppercorns and the fry is spicy and hot. If spiciness is not your cup of tea, just tone down the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/plantain-pepper-fry-vazhakkai-poriyal.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:33:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8205 I finally got to try a recipe from “Cooking at Home with Pedatha” that I had won in a giveaway ages back. I love the book and the pictures and have a lot of recipes bookmarked. Since my cooking for the blog revolves around what is in my fridge, I was looking for a different...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html/feed 11 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/plantain-podi-vazhaikai-podi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/plantain-podi-vazhaikai-podi.html#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:27:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=158 Podi means “powder” and we use podi’s in various ways in Indian cooking. This podi is mixed with rice along with some oil or ghee and eaten. Although I am not a big fan of podi’s, I still have these on hand to have a quick lunch or dinner. We can skip the sambar or...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/plantain-podi-vazhaikai-podi.html/feed 4