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/pineapple-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/pineapple-rasam.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:59:25 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11292 Rasam is such an important staple in my house and has been my life saver on the days I am pressed for time. The basic kind of rasam that can be fixed in a jiffy uses this homemade rasam powder and there are other kinds where we prepare the masala fresh each time. Rasam, rice and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/06/pineapple-rasam.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/orange-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/orange-rasam.html#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:03:04 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=2850 I never get bored with rasam and our lunch has one form of rasam every day. I had been wanting to make this rasam for quite sometime and I finally got around to making it. Not being satisfied with the vessel used for the pictures, I clicked some more the next day with leftover rasam....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/orange-rasam.html/feed 3 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:08:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1070 Final day of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. I love paruppu urundai kuzhambu and when I saw this recipe in K’s faithful cookbook I wanted to try it. So the first day was the kuzhambu and I saved few balls for the rasam the next day. The rasam was easy to put together since...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/paruppu-urundai-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam/ Day 6 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. Today is another comforting and commonly made rasam. I learnt this after my wedding and was surprised that it had no tamarind because I always associated rasam and tamarind together. Ripe and sour tomatoes are perfect for this rasam. If you feel the tomatoes are not...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/tomato-rasam-thakkali-rasam.html/feed 5 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam/ Day 5 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. I am happy to have picked this theme as it helps me tryout a lot of rasams that were on my list. This rasam has spices similar to mor kuzhambu and it is more like a spiced version of buttermilk. When I say buttermilk, it is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/mor-rasam-buttermilk-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam/ Day 4 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. This is another extremely simple rasam to add to the collection and I learnt it from my MIL. One thing to note is that the more this rasam sits, the more bitter it gets. So it is good to prepare a small quantity. Sour tamarind and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/neem-flower-rasam-veppam-poo-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/paruppu-rasam-dal-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/paruppu-rasam-dal-rasam.html#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/paruppu-rasam-dal-rasam/ Day 3 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. My mom mostly adds dal and tomatoes to rasam, but we never called it by different names. It was always “rasam”. So it was interesting to research the various rasams for this marathon. This is one of the simplest rasams and is common in most households....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/paruppu-rasam-dal-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/apple-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/apple-rasam.html#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/apple-rasam/ Day 2 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. This rasam was on my list for quite sometime and I finally got the courage to make it. I say courage because I hate to tamper with the comforting rasam and the thought of adding apples was totally new. It all turned out well and the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/apple-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/poritha-rasam.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/poritha-rasam.html#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/poritha-rasam/ Day 1 of the blogging marathon with theme ‘Rasam”. Rasam is common in South Indian meals and is usually the second course of a 3 course meal. Most households stick with one or two varieties of the same. My mom makes just one variety using the rasam powder that I recently posted. I picked this...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/poritha-rasam.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/homemade-rasam-powder.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/homemade-rasam-powder.html#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/homemade-rasam-powder/ Rasam powder is a staple in most Indian houses. Rasam can be made in minutes by having this powder on hand. This is my mom’s version and I cannot believe this is the first time I am making it although I have been using it for 10 years . I normally pack it from India...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/homemade-rasam-powder.html/feed 1