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/2015/08/slow-cooker-lentil-makhani-makhni.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/slow-cooker-lentil-makhani-makhni.html#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:55:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19960 Dal Makhani is a tomato based lentil dish that is rich, flavorful and very tasty. I have heard people use the slow cooker to make the same and had to try it out in my new 7 in 1 pressure cooker (Instant Pot) that also functions as a slow cooker. The good thing about slow cooker is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/slow-cooker-lentil-makhani-makhni.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:00:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20788 I have never thought of adding green beans to salad and thanks to my friend Rachel who popped this salad idea into my head . When she sent home a big box of fresh picked green beans all washed and ready to go (thanks to Esther), my brain as usual wanted to make rice or...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:41:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8988 My son mostly orders cheese quesadilla when we eat at Mexican restaurants. Since cheese alone did not sound too exciting to me, I decided to fill it up with some mashed beans. I also whipped this up in a jiffy by using canned beans. You can sneak in some veggies in this too since cheese...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/red-beans-kidney-beans-quesadilla.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:30:12 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6277 If you are looking for different ways to cook mushrooms, look no further. While scanning the recipe book to finish up the leftover mushrooms after making the mushroom masala, I stumbled upon this recipe. It had my favorite ingredients yogurt and legumes and I had to make it. The beans were soaked and the next...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/mushroom-rajma-curry.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:01:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8660 After brainstorming from soups to salad using corn and bell pepper for the dish-it-out event, I finally settled on the vegetarian chilli. The first time I heard of chilli was around 12 years ago, it was a snowy day and my friend mentioned how a warm  bowl of chilli would be great when we stopped...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/12/vegetarian-chilli.html/feed 5