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/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:28:18 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20718 Pulao is basically a rice dish and there a lot of variations. Since there was a bunch of spring onion lying around, I decided to make rice with the same. Usually I add spring onion to Chinese style rice, but tried this for the first time. Tasty rice ready. Enjoy!]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/06/spring-onion-pulao.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:07:33 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22191 I have to admit that celery is not on the list of vegetables that I buy at the store. So, I have to come up with different things to make with celery when I end up with it through bountiful baskets. We do not eat ants on a log or anything that has to do with...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/04/celery-black-bean-rice.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:11:54 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=13136 I still remember those days when I used to consider broccoli to be mini trees and did not want anything to do with it. Slowly I started to try it and nowadays I like broccoli more than cauliflower. Since broccoli and tofu go very well together in stir fries, I decided to combine them with...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2014/09/mushroom-tofu-broccoli-rice.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:13:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11982 I had no idea that these sauces are a breeze to make and have tasted similar ones in only restaurants. The recipe is very simple and corn starch is the thickening agent. You could add any vegetable of choice and tofu would be a good candidate too. We had it with fried rice and felt...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/11/vegetables-in-hot-garlic-sauce.html/feed 3 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/green-pepper-relish-bell-pepper-relish.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/green-pepper-relish-bell-pepper-relish.html#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:24:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=14395 A few weeks ago we ended up with a ton of bell peppers from the garden and I was looking up to see if there was anything interesting that can be made with it. This recipe caught my eye since I have not made condiments with bell pepper. The slight hint of garlic along with...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/10/green-pepper-relish-bell-pepper-relish.html/feed 4 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/cauliflower-mushroom-curry-gobi-mushroom-curry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/cauliflower-mushroom-curry-gobi-mushroom-curry.html#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:57:13 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=11722 I glanced upon this recipe while looking for mushroom recipes. The combination looked different and the curry was easy to make. It uses just chilly powder and no fancy masala. The original recipe suggested to grind the masala ingredients as is without sauteing, but since raw onion has always tasted bitter when blended, I sauteed...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/04/cauliflower-mushroom-curry-gobi-mushroom-curry.html/feed 3 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:01:25 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9146 It is officially spring in my part of the world, but we cannot rejoice yet because we have snow in the forecast this weekend. Kids are obviously excited and I am happy as long as I do not have to step out in the cold weather. I love watching the snow fall and hot tea and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/spring-onion-cilantro-thogayal-chutney.html/feed 3 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:38:53 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9401 I add baby corn to pasta and that was about it until now. Only when my store stopped carrying baby corn I realized that I actually miss the corn . I am sure I did not see it in the store for a few years and recently when I spotted them I pretty much picked...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/03/szechwan-babycorn.html/feed 11 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/capsicum-spring-onion-noodle-soup.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/capsicum-spring-onion-noodle-soup.html#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:06:48 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=9493 The weather seems to be perfect for soups as we are gearing up for a winter storm. While flipping through the cookbooks I have accumulated over the years, this soup caught my attention. It was very simple to make and tasted great. This is the first time I am trying noodles in soup and totally...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/capsicum-spring-onion-noodle-soup.html/feed 10 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