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/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 02:02:28 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22501 Kale usually reminds me of drumstick leaves. This is a simple gravy dish using lentils that goes well with rice or roti. I have used the instant pot electric pressure cooker to make this. Off to the recipe. Healthy kootu ready. Enjoy!  ]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/08/kale-kootu-using-instant-pot.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2016 23:00:41 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17891 Variety rice like lemon rice, tamarind rice, etc. are easy to make and perfect for weeknight meals. We certainly do not want to make anything elaborate after a tiring day. Nowadays even chapati and paratha have been pushed to weekends due to lack of time. This is one more to the variety rice collection and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/peanut-rice.html/feed 4 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:00:39 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=22075 “Mor Kuzhambu” is basically a yogurt gravy. It is one my favorite gravies and I like to have it with rice, idli, upma, etc. So, my joy knew no bounds when I saw this powder posted here. It only made me wonder why I had not thought of something like this earlier. Now I can...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/03/instant-mor-kuzhambu-powder.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:44:29 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=19496 “Podi” means powder and we have a ton of podis in India. Some podis like this one can be mixed with rice and eaten for a simple lunch or dinner. You can add a bit of ghee or oil to enhance the taste further. Since these can be stored in air tight containers for a...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2016/02/curry-leaf-podi-kariveppalai-podi.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2015 01:13:58 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=21078 Kale reminds me of drumstick leaves and is a nice substitute since I do not get drumstick leaves. Kale fry is one of my favorite dishes and here I have added fennel to it as well. I usually treat the fennel bulb similar to onion and use for dishes where I would use onion. This...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/12/kale-fennel-stir-fry.html/feed 1 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/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 04:31:01 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=20699 This is a healthy and simple fry with sweet potatoes. To be honest, I am not a big fan of sweet potatoes and was stumped when I ended up with two huge potatoes. To my surprise, the potatoes were not sweet as I had feared it to be and the fry tasted pretty good. Green...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/07/sweet-potato-poriyal-fry.html/feed 2 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:59:51 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17024 Bonda is usually a deep fried snack and there are a lot of variations of it. Some varieties just use dal whereas some like spinach bonda, carrot bonda, etc. use a stuffing coated with batter. The stuffing can be anything you like as long as you can bind it together.If you are avoiding deep frying and...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/03/potato-bonda.html/feed 0 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 03:49:02 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=17700 One of the dishes I make regularly at home is adai and they are basically crepes made with rice and lentils. There is a ton of variations and I have already posted quinoa adai, bajra adai and thavalai adai. These crepes can be made in a jiffy since there is no fermentation involved, but a couple of hours...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/02/kaara-adai.html/feed 1 https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2015 04:33:14 +0000 Vardhini http://cooksjoy.com/blog/?p=18677 I have to admit that I was not a fan of celery until recently. I used to avoid it at all cost. But, recently the bountiful baskets that I have been buying had bunches of celery in them. Since I hate to waste stuff, I have started trying different recipes with celery with the Indian...]]> https://cooksjoy.com/blog/2015/01/celery-poriyal-celery-lentil-fry.html/feed 0