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/2016/08/peas-paratha.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/peas-paratha.html#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2016 03:56:45 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20945 Paratha is an Indian flat bread. There are a ton of variations and this version is stuffed with peas. Stuffed parathas are a filling dish and taste great. Off to the recipe. Tasty paratha ready. Enjoy]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/peas-paratha.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/vegetarian-split-pea-soup.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/vegetarian-split-pea-soup.html#comments Wed, 25 May 2016 03:07:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19925 This is a healthy soup loaded with vegetables and split peas. The peas cook very fast and in fact it became very mushy the first time I made it. We topped the soup with roasted tofu and had a side of baguette. It was a fun and filling dinner. Any vegetables of choice can be...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/05/vegetarian-split-pea-soup.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/mushroom-biriyani.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html https://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...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/potato-ginger-fry.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spaghetti-squash-poriyal-fry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spaghetti-squash-poriyal-fry.html#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 02:07:35 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21121 I have only heard about spaghetti squash until K decided to buy it recently. I was honestly intimidated and kept looking at it wondering if I will get those pretty strands like I had read online. Finally, mustered the confidence and cooked the squash. It is easier to slice it when cooked and I was...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/spaghetti-squash-poriyal-fry.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/rava-pongal.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/rava-pongal.html#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2015 04:28:57 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14861 This is a simple dish and is a nice variation to the usual pongal. The main difference is that the rice is replaced with rava in this dish. Also, onions are not traditionally added to pongal, but it adds a nice flavor in this variation of Pongal. Since Pongal is better when it is mushy,...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/rava-pongal.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html#comments Thu, 01 May 2014 04:10:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15521 Pakodas are lentil balls and are normally deep fried. Here, I have used the kuzhi paniyaram pan (Ableskiver pan) instead to make it healthy. You will not notice much of the difference since the pakodas soak up the gravy anyway. Kuruma is a gravy made with either vegetables or meat and usually has coconut to...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/04/pakoda-potato-kuruma-potato-coconut-gravy.html/feed 4 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/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/2013/12/basic-tomato-gravy-freeze-for-later.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/basic-tomato-gravy-freeze-for-later.html#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:02:21 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=15092 Cooking becomes time-consuming when we have to blend spices and other ingredients each time. This is a handy gravy to make in bulk and store in refrigerator or freezer. During the summer when our garden was overflowing with tomatoes, this was one of the gravies I decided to make and freeze. When ready to use just...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/12/basic-tomato-gravy-freeze-for-later.html/feed 2