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/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:11:27 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20225 This lentil rice is a simple protein packed one pot meal that is perfect for week nights. Dump the ingredients in the pressure cooker and you are good to go. You can make an elaborate side like vadai or go with the simple potato chips. Tomatoes add a slight tanginess and the spices give a...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/07/arisi-paruppu-sadham-lentil-rice.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:48:17 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21248 I am always on the look out for shortcuts to simplify cooking and this instant sambar powder caught my attention. This mix is perfect when travelling and you are craving for home cooked food. You can also pack it for kids going to college. I was skeptical at first, but the taste is pretty close...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/11/instant-sambar-powder-just-add-to-hot-water.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/carrot-rice-carrot-lemon-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/carrot-rice-carrot-lemon-rice.html#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:13:15 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=10048 I rarely make dishes where carrot is the main ingredient. It is healthy and because of that, it gets added to as many dishes possible. But when K, bought a huge bag of carrots saying that we need to be eating more carrots, I was stumped. That was how the carrot rice was born. To...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/carrot-rice-carrot-lemon-rice.html/feed 10 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:33:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=8205 I finally got to try a recipe from “Cooking at Home with Pedatha” that I had won in a giveaway ages back. I love the book and the pictures and have a lot of recipes bookmarked. Since my cooking for the blog revolves around what is in my fridge, I was looking for a different...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/01/raw-bananavazhakai-fry-with-mustard.html/feed 11 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/jeera-rice-cumin-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/jeera-rice-cumin-rice.html#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:41:09 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=6058 In my house there was no distinction between pulao, biriyani, fried rice and so on. My mom always called the one pot meal ‘vegetable biriyani’ and only in the past few years I knew that biriyani is prepared by layering vegetables and rice. And, this cumin flavored rice was never part of the menu .....]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/10/jeera-rice-cumin-rice.html/feed 7 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/cabbage-broccoli-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/cabbage-broccoli-rice.html#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:31:11 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5630 Inspired by the capsicum rice, I decided to try out the rice with cabbage and broccoli. Like certain things need to be kept in certain places in the house, I have this notion of making specific things with some vegetables and rarely look beyond that. When I think of cabbage, it is always a simple...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/cabbage-broccoli-rice.html/feed 3 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/coconut-jaggery-kozhukattai-sweet-dumplings.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/coconut-jaggery-kozhukattai-sweet-dumplings.html#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:56:47 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=5955 Hope everyone is gearing up for Vinayaka Chaturthi and it was project thengai poorna (coconut filling) kozhukattai today. I tried this filling last year and it was a disaster since I used powdered coconut. The coconut and jaggery did not mix and I ended up with a coarse powder and I had to dump it....]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/09/coconut-jaggery-kozhukattai-sweet-dumplings.html/feed 13 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/curd-rice-thayir-saadham-bagala-bath.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/curd-rice-thayir-saadham-bagala-bath.html#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:10:18 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=3958 This is one of my comforting meals and always comes to the rescue on those packed days. Except for K, the others at home love curd rice and is normally on the menu when I am preparing food just for the kids and me. Curd rice and mor milagai is my favorite combination. I sometimes...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/08/curd-rice-thayir-saadham-bagala-bath.html/feed 8 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/usili-upma-upma-with-rice-and-moong-dal.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/usili-upma-upma-with-rice-and-moong-dal.html#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 07:00:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1065 This is an upma that I learnt from my MIL and I have to admit that it was not on my favorite list initially. I used to make fun saying that it is a dry form of ven pongal any time my MIL makes it. But then, I started making it for 2 reasons. It...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/05/usili-upma-upma-with-rice-and-moong-dal.html/feed 10 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:34:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=1541 oriander thokku it is for Day 3 of the blogging marathon. My initial plan was to make coriander thogayal to cover the letter ‘C’. But I thought that was too simple and finally opted to make this thokku. If anyone is wondering about the thogayal, no worries since I made it the following week and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/04/corianderkothamalli-thokku.html/feed 21