Tiffin sambar is a delicious and very flavorful sambar prepared specially to be served with dosa, idli, pongal, vada or any tiffin items. Tiffin sambar is usually prepared with carrot, beans, potato or pumpkin, creating combos with the veggies mentioned and add their goodness and taste to the sambar. Tiffin […]
Spring onion paratha is a soft and layered paratha unique from the regular paratha that we make at home. Spring onion paratha is so flavorful that it can be consumed without any side accompany also, but with any spicy side dish too it goes very well. I am a huge […]
Egg dosa/ Mutta dosai is a super delish and easy to make protein packed breakfast prepared with regular dosa batter and egg as key ingredients. Adding onion, green chilli, pepper powder and cilantro adds to its taste. Egg dosa can be made in lot of varieties actually more yummy ones, […]
Kaima idli is a delicious, spicy, crunchy and flavorful dish that is prepared with fried leftover idlies. Kaima idli is prepared by tossing fried idli cubes in spicy and crunchy onion tomato based masala. Adding capsicum for flavor and green peas for crunchiness makes the dish more tasty and special. […]
Barnyard millet also known as kuthiraivali arisi (tamil)/ odalu (telugu) is a millet variety that is small in size, white in color, round in shape bigger than semolina/ sooji. Barnyard millet is rich in fiber, iron and is also less in calories making it healthier than rice. Barnyard millet with […]
Appam/ Palappam/ Lacy soft hoppers is a soft and fluffy Indian pancake served as breakfast is prepared with fermented rice batter in appa kadai that is specially designed to make appam. Appam is usually made by grinding rice and coconut, but I thought to post a recipe breaking the traditional […]
Hello and welcome. I’m Sandhya—the hands, heart, and stories behind Sandyathome This blog was never planned. It began quietly—just like the way my mother and grandmother used to cook. No measurements. No books. Just feeling. Growing up, I didn’t realize I was being shaped by their everyday magic. The gentle clinking of ladles, the warm smell of curry leaves crackling in oil, the quiet hum of love in every dish—they stayed with me. I didn’t inherit written recipes. But I inherited something far deeper—the emotion of cooking, the way food could heal, gather, and speak when words fall short.
