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/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 02:07:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22622 Today is a simple, but delicious recipe that pretty much gets done on its own in the slow cooker. All you have to do is add the ingredients and walk away. Come back to a totally addictive dessert that makes guests think that you were slaving for hours at the stove . I had earlier...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/09/slow-cooker-rice-kheer.html/feed 0 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/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:02:26 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19363 For November’s We Knead to Bake, we baked “Sheermal” that is a saffron-flavored slightly sweet traditional leavened flatbread. This is one of the easy breads out there and for a change it uses ghee rather than butter. Ghee gives a rich flavor and a wonderful fragrance to the bread.Sheermal felt like a thicker, fluffier version of the naan bread...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/12/sheermal-shirmal-saffron-flavoured-flatbread.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.html#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:24:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19189 Wishing everyone a happy and fun filled safe Diwali. Badhusha is a rich dessert that is slightly hard on the outside and flaky and juicy on the inside. To be frank I have never dreamt that I would be making badhushas at home . I called my mom and asked her if she knew the...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/10/badusha-badhusha.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