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/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:43:57 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6811 Navaratri, means nine nights and is a festival that is celebrated for nine nights as the name implies. It starts on the 16th this month. In South India, this festival is celebrated by setting up steps and placing idols on them (golu). Friends and family, visit each other and sundal is one of the items...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/black-eyed-peas-sundal.html/feed 7 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:00:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6016 Happy Ganesh Chaturthi friends. Channa sundal (Mookadalai in tamil) has to be one of the simplest festival recipes and a very basic one that is made for most festivals. This year I made vella kozhukattai, ven pongal, savory kozhukattais and this sundal over the weekend itself and the festival day is going to be very simple....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/channa-garbanzochickpeas-sundal-salad.html/feed 8 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:55:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=224 Sundal can be considered a salad and I made this sundal for the blogging marathon – guilt free snacks theme last month, but did not post it since I had 7 items already. This is one of the sundals I learnt by watching my MIL make it. It is easy to make and very healthy....]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/moong-dal-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:15:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=156 Hope everybody enjoyed Navaratri. This is the sixth variety in the sundal series and the second one in sprouts. Sprouts are generally nutritious and moong sprouts tend to take on a sweet taste. I normally eat it raw and also give few to my 3 yr old calling it “sundal with a tail”. It amuses...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/moong-sprouts-sundal-mulai-payiru-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/sprouted-lentil-sundal-with-onions.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/sprouted-lentil-sundal-with-onions.html#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:20:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=155 Back to Navaratri after the Diwali snack yesterday. Sundal is basically a salad made with beans or lentils and is seasoned with Indian spices. This is another variation of sundal using onions and ginger. In my house we had no restrictions to using onions on festival days, but feel free to omit if needed. I...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/sprouted-lentil-sundal-with-onions.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/pattani-masala-sundal-peas-sundal-with-masala.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/pattani-masala-sundal-peas-sundal-with-masala.html#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=153 I am sure everyone is enjoying the Navaratri with family and friends. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, food is the only thing which connects me to festivals in India and for this festival it is all about sundal. I am planning on making nine varieties and this is my fourth. Sundal is...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/pattani-masala-sundal-peas-sundal-with-masala.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/peanutgroundnut-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/peanutgroundnut-sundal.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:03:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=149 We can consider sundal to be a kind of salad made by steaming beans or lentils and then tossing it with Indian seasonings. Peanut/Groundnut/Verkadalai sundal is by far my favorite of all sundal varieties. It is funny how our likes change as we grow up because I did not like boiled peanuts when I was...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/peanutgroundnut-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/channa-dal-sundal-kadala-paruppu-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/channa-dal-sundal-kadala-paruppu-sundal.html#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:21:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=144 Navaratri starts next week and here is another yummy and easy sundal recipe. Sundal can be considered a salad made with beans or lentils. It is packed with protein and is very healthy. Navaratri is celebrated for 9 days and each day a different sundal is made. My mom never made sundal with channa dal...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/channa-dal-sundal-kadala-paruppu-sundal.html/feed 0 http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/15-bean-sundal.html http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/15-bean-sundal.html#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=141 Navaratri festival is coming up next week and I am sure everyone is getting geared up for celebrations and Golu. The festival is a nine day festival (Nava – means 9) and each day has its own significance. Some families keep Golu, which is an arrangement of idols, dolls, etc. People who visit to see the...]]> http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/09/15-bean-sundal.html/feed 0