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/seppankizhangu-arbi-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/seppankizhangu-arbi-fry.html#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:57:36 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20815 This is a simple fry with seppankizhangu(arbi) that goes well with rasam rice. As a picky eater, I was not fond of arbi as a kid. Things change and these days I seem to like this fry more than potatoes. Due to the lacking of Indian stores in my area, some vegetables become even more...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/seppankizhangu-arbi-fry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:11:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20225 This lentil rice is a simple protein packed one pot meal that is perfect for week nights. Dump the ingredients in the pressure cooker and you are good to go. You can make an elaborate side like vadai or go with the simple potato chips. Tomatoes add a slight tanginess and the spices give a...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:16:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20230 This is a simple South Indian gravy that goes well with rice. It sure brings nostalgic memories of my childhood . I usually cook the beans in bulk and keep in freezer; that makes making this gravy even easy. You can also serve this gravy with idli, dosai, etc. Off to the recipe. Tasty kuzhambu...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/mochakottai-eggplant-kuzhambu-fieldval-beans-brinjal-gravy.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:46:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19986 I learnt to add potatoes to gravy dishes from my mom. Even a small cooked potato adds a lot of volume to the dish and brings it together. This is a simple gravy that goes well with rice or rotis. Off to the recipe. Tasty side dish ready. Enjoy!]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:31 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19278 Biriyani is a rice dish and can be made in a ton of ways. There is a lot of flavor going in with the ginger, garlic and spices. Raita is a perfect condiment to this rice. Although I am not a big fan of mushrooms, the kids love mushrooms and I either make mushroom gravy...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html/feed 1 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:45:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19379 This is a very tasty potato fry that goes well with rice or roti. Ginger and curry leaves add a ton of flavor to the fry and I love to have this dish with rasam rice. If I don’t want to deal with blending, I add ginger paste and curry leaves powder instead. This is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 05:00:24 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19275 Lentil gravy is a comfort food for me and this is a simple dish with red lentils and spinach. The gravy goes well with rice or flat bread and is perfect for week nights since it is a one pot dish. I have used a pressure cooker, but since red lentils cook pretty fast, you...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/05/red-lentil-spinach-gravy.html/feed 2 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/potato-peas-kuzhambu-tangy-gravy.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/potato-peas-kuzhambu-tangy-gravy.html#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:55:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18511 This is a simple tangy gravy that goes well with rice and is a dish that makes me pretty nostalgic. There is this feeling of joy when you make something and it tastes exactly the way you tasted it as a kid right? The peas in this gravy is the dry variety that was soaked...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/potato-peas-kuzhambu-tangy-gravy.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:00:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18637 This is a simple recipe using yellow squash and peanuts. My friend grows squash in her garden and nothing can beat freshly picked vegetable. I normally would not buy yellow squash at the store, but just love it when it is fresh. Any squash can be used and peanuts can be substituted with garbanzo. This...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/08/squash-peanut-fry.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/moong-dal-sambar-one-pot-sambar-lentil-stew.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/moong-dal-sambar-one-pot-sambar-lentil-stew.html#comments Thu, 08 May 2014 12:27:16 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16032 Sambar is basically a lentil stew and there are a ton of variations using various lentils. The most common one uses toor dal that has to be cooked in a pressure cooker and also takes a longer time to cook. When you do not have much time on weeknights, you can use other lentils like...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/05/moong-dal-sambar-one-pot-sambar-lentil-stew.html/feed 2