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/2013/10/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/2013/08/anaheim-pepper-raita.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/anaheim-pepper-raita.html#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:29:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13255 Raita is a yogurt based condiment that is served with rice or rotis. There are tons of variations using different vegetables. When my friend Rachel sent me anaheim peppers, the first thing that came to my mind was to make this raita that we normally make with okra. I do not get fresh okra here...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/08/anaheim-pepper-raita.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mint-raita-pudhina-raita.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mint-raita-pudhina-raita.html#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=118 Day 5 of the blogging marathon with theme condiments. This is my second raita for the marathon, the first one being eggplant raita. Raita is basically made with yogurt and other vegetables / fruits / herbs of choice. Some raitas require no cooking like the onion or cucumber raita whereas some need a little cooking....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/mint-raita-pudhina-raita.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:22:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=114 My theme for the blogging marathon which starts today is “Condiments”. Raita is also sometimes referred to as pachadi and is made with various vegetables like okra, onion, tomato, cucumber, etc. Raita is basically a mix of vegetables/herbs and yogurt and is normlly served with pulao/biriyani. It is healthy and also helps cut down the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/08/eggplant-raita-kathirikai-brinjal-pachadi.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/spinach-raita.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/spinach-raita.html#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:08:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1336 Raita is basically a condiment which goes well with pulao and biriyani. It is made with yogurt. As a child the only raita which was known to me was onion raita. Even that was not a frequent occurrence at home. So when I came across the various raitas in other blogs I was drawn to...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/04/spinach-raita.html/feed 0