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/2016/08/watercress-kootu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/watercress-kootu.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:01:22 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21046 I have posted a ton of kootu recipes until now. Kootu is a lentil based gravy dish and has a ton of variations. It goes well with rice or as a side dish for roti. This is the first time I am using fresh watercress leaves and the kootu tasted delicious. You can add cabbage,...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/watercress-kootu.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 02:02:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22501 Kale usually reminds me of drumstick leaves. This is a simple gravy dish using lentils that goes well with rice or roti. I have used the instant pot electric pressure cooker to make this. Off to the recipe. Healthy kootu ready. Enjoy!  ]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/kale-adai.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/kale-adai.html#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:45:10 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22457 Adai is a lentil pancake and you can different vegetables to it and customize. Back home, we make adai with drumstick leaves usually. I do not get drumstick leaves here and kale is my closest substitute. Onion gives a nice crunch to the adai and kale blends in perfectly. Adai-Aviyal is a perfect combo. Off...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/kale-adai.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2016 23:00:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17891 Variety rice like lemon rice, tamarind rice, etc. are easy to make and perfect for weeknight meals. We certainly do not want to make anything elaborate after a tiring day. Nowadays even chapati and paratha have been pushed to weekends due to lack of time. This is one more to the variety rice collection and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html/feed 4 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:00:39 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22075 “Mor Kuzhambu” is basically a yogurt gravy. It is one my favorite gravies and I like to have it with rice, idli, upma, etc. So, my joy knew no bounds when I saw this powder posted here. It only made me wonder why I had not thought of something like this earlier. Now I can...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/bottle-gourd-lentil-gravy-kootu.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/bottle-gourd-lentil-gravy-kootu.html#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2016 03:28:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19626 Kootu is a lentil gravy and there are a lot of variations. Here, I have used kootu podi that simplifies the process a lot. I usually make the podi in bulk and store in air tight containers. Since this is a one-pot dish, it is perfect for the weeknight dinners. Kootu goes well with rasam...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/bottle-gourd-lentil-gravy-kootu.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:44:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19496 “Podi” means powder and we have a ton of podis in India. Some podis like this one can be mixed with rice and eaten for a simple lunch or dinner. You can add a bit of ghee or oil to enhance the taste further. Since these can be stored in air tight containers for a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19346 Adai is a kind of pancake made with rice and lentils. There are tons of variations and here I have used spinach to make it healthy. This is also a nice way to get spinach into picky eaters. The abundance of masoor dal lying in the pantry prompted for this adai and it did not...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spinach-masoor-dal-adai.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:32:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18663 My comfort food is always rasam with any kind of kootu. Only recently we started buying celery and although I am not fond of eating it raw, we love it in cooked dishes like this one and stir fry. There are various variations to kootu and most of the time I prepare this kootu podi in...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/celery-kootu-celery-lentil-gravy.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2015 01:13:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21078 Kale reminds me of drumstick leaves and is a nice substitute since I do not get drumstick leaves. Kale fry is one of my favorite dishes and here I have added fennel to it as well. I usually treat the fennel bulb similar to onion and use for dishes where I would use onion. This...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html/feed 1