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/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html https://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!]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/beans-potato-curry.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:51:32 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19119 Recently I ended up with some fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, etc. and they were put to good use in this vegetable stock. Using a pressure cooker simplifies the process greatly since the cooking time involved is less. You can use the few pieces of leftover vegetables, peels, etc. to make this stock. Using stock...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/pressure-cooker-vegetable-stock.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/08/three-bean-salad.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/quinoa-bisibelabath-quinoa-lentil-dish.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/quinoa-bisibelabath-quinoa-lentil-dish.html#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:47:55 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16770 Bisibelabath is a dish where rice is mixed with a spicy lentil gravy (sambar). The dish is usually on the watery side and here I have replaced rice with quinoa. It was a time that I was quinoa crazy and replaced rice in a lot of dishes. Some were a success like this, while a few...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/quinoa-bisibelabath-quinoa-lentil-dish.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:30:32 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19035 This is a simple and healthy vegetable soup that we used to have when we were kids. As mentioned in my old posts, this was the only soup known to me at that time. It is a neat way to get the goodness of veggies into kids. Thinking about it now, it is pretty similar to...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/clear-vegetable-soup.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/simple-vegetable-rice-pulao.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/simple-vegetable-rice-pulao.html#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:16:49 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16335 If you are looking for a simple and quick weeknight dinner, then you have to give this rice a try. This is a simple rice that is mildly spiced with cumin seeds and loaded with vegetables. If you are pressed for time, you can also use frozen vegetables. The rice is perfect for little kids...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/simple-vegetable-rice-pulao.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:07:44 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=16856 Here I am after a fun filled vacation, trying really hard to get back to routine. Quinoa has a lot of health benefits and is rich in protein. I have been trying to incorporate more of it in our diet and this fried rice with leftover quinoa is easy and also very tasty. It is...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/06/quinoa-fried-rice.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:59:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=12470 With a ton of things going on, it is becoming increasingly hard to find time to post. A ton of recipes are sitting in my drafts and I am not surprised that this biriyani has been in my drafts for almost a year. Coming to the recipe, biriyani is usually a layered rice dish and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/03/hyderabadi-biriyani.html/feed 4 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:00:40 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9877 The weather has been perfect for this soup. A high of mid 50s followed by a blizzard watch sounded weird to me and I was looking out to see if we were really going to get the predicted snow. Well, it finally happened and in a matter of minutes the streets turned white. Now, that...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/chinese-vegetable-soup-hot-and-sour-soup.html/feed 12