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/2016/07/microwave-masala-peanuts.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/microwave-masala-peanuts.html#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:00:07 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17575 I had earlier posted a baked version of masala peanuts that is always a super hit in my house. When I came across a similar recipe in Mallika Badrinath book using the microwave, I had to try it. This would be the way to go if you are making a small batch and do not want...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/microwave-masala-peanuts.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:58:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19102 Deep fried snacks are loved by all and this is an easy snack that can be put together with ingredients on hand. Usually we use bengal gram flour for pakoda, but I have used moong flour instead. The fritters were crispy and go perfectly as a side to sambar or rasam rice. They can also...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/01/moong-flour-onion-pakoda.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/tofu-bajji-deep-fried-snack.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/tofu-bajji-deep-fried-snack.html#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:00:42 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19867 Cold weather calls for deep fried snack. For bhajji, we prepare a simple batter and usually coat vegetables like onion, potato in it and deep fry. Boiled and sliced eggs can also be used. For a change I have used tofu here. As with any deep fried snack, this one was also welcomed and enjoyed...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/tofu-bajji-deep-fried-snack.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:32:22 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21138 This is another snack that I made for Diwali that the kids enjoyed a lot. I have made it a few times until now, but I have not been able to shape the murukkus. So, I usually  just squeeze it directly in oil. The moong dal adds a nice flavor to the murruku and it...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/moong-dal-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 05:03:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21136 Wishing everyone a happy Diwali. Hope everyone enjoyed the festival with loads of sweets and savories. I made these murukkus over the weekend and the whole process was like a crash course right from preparing to taking pictures before the darkness sets. Thanks to the time change, it now gets dark at 4 pm itself....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/potato-murukku.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:29:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20897 Ragi is finger millet and is very nutritious. For the festival season, I decided to make at least one snack and this one caught my eye. It was a breeze to make and the murukkus turned out to be tasty and crunchy. All was well until the last minute when I was about to turn...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/ragi-murukku-finger-millet-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:59:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17024 Bonda is usually a deep fried snack and there are a lot of variations of it. Some varieties just use dal whereas some like spinach bonda, carrot bonda, etc. use a stuffing coated with batter. The stuffing can be anything you like as long as you can bind it together.If you are avoiding deep frying and...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:13:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19126 This is another crunchy and addictive snack that I made a couple of weeks back for Diwali. I had bought moong flour sometime back and it was sitting in the pantry unused. After talking to my mom, she suggested I make murukku with it. This is just a variation of the thenkuzhal where urad flour...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/moong-flour-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:40:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19211 While making Badushas, I decided to also make murukku since I was anyway heating up oil for deep frying. While glancing through Mallika Badrinath book, I noticed this recipe that was quite different compared to the usual ones I have seen. We add the flour mixture to boiling water and when it cools down a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/poppy-seed-murukku.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:52:34 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19124 Another Diwali delight that is very addictive. Anything deep fried is addictive right? . My kids have different levels of tolerance to spiciness. My boy loves hot spicy stuff and wanted the spicy karasev for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My little one on the other hand had nothing to do with it and loved these...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/butter-murukku.html/feed 1