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/2016/01/vattayappam-steamed-rice-cake.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/vattayappam-steamed-rice-cake.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:42:25 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21488 I recently visited a friend and tasted this rice cake at her place. The cakes were so fluffy and moist and I had to immediately get the recipe. I have never heard of using yeast in Indian recipes and this was totally new to me. You can clearly see the yeast in action in these...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/vattayappam-steamed-rice-cake.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 03:49:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17700 One of the dishes I make regularly at home is adai and they are basically crepes made with rice and lentils. There is a ton of variations and I have already posted quinoa adai, bajra adai and thavalai adai. These crepes can be made in a jiffy since there is no fermentation involved, but a couple of hours...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/mor-kuzhambu-yogurt-gravy-version-2.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/mor-kuzhambu-yogurt-gravy-version-2.html#comments Fri, 16 May 2014 05:31:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18187 “Mor” means yogurt and “kuzhambu” means gravy. You can find the first version here. This is a gravy that is made with sour yogurt and goes well with rice. Last week I bought a few gallons of milk forgetting that we already had enough milk in the fridge. Since the old milk was getting close...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/mor-kuzhambu-yogurt-gravy-version-2.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/thavalai-adai-lentil-pancakes.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/thavalai-adai-lentil-pancakes.html#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:00:05 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8732 I had published this as a guest post for Sangee of Spicy Treats earlier this year. During my recent trip to India, my MIL made this thavala adai for dinner. That was the first time I was tasting it and completely fell in love with the adai. The one thing that I forgot to ask was...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/thavalai-adai-lentil-pancakes.html/feed 9