https://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 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:00:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20048 Basundi is a rich milk dessert and is made by simmering milk and adding flavorings. The only thing that is key to the recipe is patience. The milk has to reduce to half the original quantity and we need to keep stirring it every few minutes and scraping down the sides of the vessel as...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/09/basundi-milk-dessert.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/julekake-julekaga-norwegian-cardamom-scented-christmas-bread.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/julekake-julekaga-norwegian-cardamom-scented-christmas-bread.html#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:35:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19451 First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone. For this month’s We Knead to Bake, we are baking Julekake, that is a rich holiday bread flavored with cardamom and is traditionally served at Christmas in many Scandinavian countries. Some popular additions to the bread are raisins, candied orange peel, and colored candied peel. I have used...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/julekake-julekaga-norwegian-cardamom-scented-christmas-bread.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/healthy-ragi-mix-sathu-maavu-ragi-kanji.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/healthy-ragi-mix-sathu-maavu-ragi-kanji.html#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:45:20 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19491 Ragi is known for its health benefits and in India this mix is normally made for little kids. The mix is made in bulk and stored in air tight containers for a few months. You then dilute the needed amount of mix with water and cook until the mixture thickens.You can customize the recipe according...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/healthy-ragi-mix-sathu-maavu-ragi-kanji.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:00:52 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17848 This is a healthy and tasty gravy using sprouts and tofu. While browsing through the recipes in a cookbook I glanced at “Moong Paneer” and decided to modify it based on the ingredients on hand. I normally cook and freeze various legumes and sometime back I also froze raw moong sprouts. Freezing legumes have become...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/sprouted-moong-tofu.html/feed 5 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16125 For this month’s “We Knead to Bake“, Aparna decided to go festive and chose this rich delicious cake. Although the cake in itself is simple to make the lack of the spring form pan and some ingredients caused me to have cold feet. The baking group was pretty helpful and patiently answered my questions. You...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/bienenstich-kuchen-german-bee-sting-cake.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:09:26 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15241 The usual desserts sounded boring and I pinged my friend Shai to suggest a dessert for me. Her immediate response was “Phirni”. It is a rich milk based dessert that has the consistency of custard. I have not heard of it before and asked her to send me the recipe. The recipe looked similar to...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/phirni.html/feed 13 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/kugelhopf-bread.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/kugelhopf-bread.html#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:39:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13062 Kugelhopf (also spelt as Kugelhupf, Gugelhupf or Kugelhoph) is a sweet yeasted cake. But for this month’s “We Knead to Bake“, we are making a savory version of the same. This bread is baked in a special pan similar to a bundt pan and has a dense texture. The dough is rich with eggs and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/07/kugelhopf-bread.html/feed 5 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/chocolate-fudge-chocolate-burfi-for-diwali.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/chocolate-fudge-chocolate-burfi-for-diwali.html#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:00:59 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=7705 I had bought this pack of milk powder ages back with the thought of making palkova, but never got around to it. So, while looking for recipes I came across this fudge from Jeyashri’s blog. It looked easy to make and I was glad to use up the packets. Since I do not have a...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/11/chocolate-fudge-chocolate-burfi-for-diwali.html/feed 10 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/blueberry-banana-almond-smoothie.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/blueberry-banana-almond-smoothie.html#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:35:23 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1404 For some reason it has always been K’s job to make smoothie’s or lemonade and I just gulp it down . But on seeing all the summer events I decided to go ahead and make one with the blueberries lying in my freezer. Since it was way too simple I decided to complicate it a...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/03/blueberry-banana-almond-smoothie.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/carrot-almond-honey-milkshake.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/carrot-almond-honey-milkshake.html#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:45:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=211 This is week 10 of blog hop started by Radhika and this week I am paired with my buddy Anu of AnuzHealthyKitchen. She has a wonderful blog with a lot of unique recipes and I love the use of whole grains in most of her recipes. For this blog hop, I decided to keep it simple and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/11/carrot-almond-honey-milkshake.html/feed 1