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/2013/11/brinjal-podi-curry-brinjal-curry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/brinjal-podi-curry-brinjal-curry.html#comments Sat, 09 Nov 2013 05:33:06 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13422 “Podi” means “powder” and the fresh masala we add to this dish makes it very flavorful. This is a versatile curry and goes well with rice or rotis. You can also chop the eggplant into smaller pieces and mix the curry with rice and eat. I have used the Indian brinjal for this, but eggplant...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/brinjal-podi-curry-brinjal-curry.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/brinjal-coconut-kuzhambu.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/brinjal-coconut-kuzhambu.html#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:55:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=272 Indian vegetables are a delicacy because we stay very far from Indian stores. So any time we visit the store I stock up on everything I see and then struggle the following week to finish them off before they get spoilt . Even the day I made this kuzhambu, I had to finish off the...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/brinjal-coconut-kuzhambu.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/baba-ganoush-eggplant-dip.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/baba-ganoush-eggplant-dip.html#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:04:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/baba-ganoush-eggplant-dip/ In my Pita Bread post I had mentioned my recent love for Mediterranean food. The next in the series is this yummy dip made with eggplant. While talking to my friend about Mediterranean recipes she excitedly shared the recipe of this dip as well. I have never used tahini before and I had a lot...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/02/baba-ganoush-eggplant-dip.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-garlic-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-garlic-rice.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:50:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=264 After a tiring weekend, here I am with a simple one pot meal that is easy to make and tasty too. If you are running short of time and this happens more often during the weekdays for me, I always make one pot meals. Easy to make and less cleanup too. I normally make raita...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-garlic-rice.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-curry-with-pepper-powder.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-curry-with-pepper-powder.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:57:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=251 Indian brinjals are a delicacy for me since I do not get those often and whenever I get them I always try to make the dishes that I grew up with. This is one such dish and I made it a couple of months ago. You could also use eggplant, but if you can get...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/01/brinjal-curry-with-pepper-powder.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/drumstick-and-brinjaleggplant-curry-with-peanuts.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/drumstick-and-brinjaleggplant-curry-with-peanuts.html#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:26:00 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=165 Friends, checkout my musings blog for new LocknLock deals. I know it might be hard for some of you to believe that this is the first time I am seeing fresh drumsticks in the US. Having lived on frozen pieces for years, I was totally taken back when K comes home after a trip with...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/10/drumstick-and-brinjaleggplant-curry-with-peanuts.html/feed 0