Chicken dum biryani is a mouth watering and very flavorful one pot dish made with chicken, whole spices and basmati rice. Chicken dum biryani is a slow cooking process where both rice and chicken are cooked in dum procedure. This recipe is very simple and easy to make that even […]
I make this beginner version chicken curry only when my dinner tends to be couscous or when I make kothu parotta but once upon a time it used to be the only chicken gravy that i knew to cook. Though it is basic it can be made with lot of […]
Chicken kuzhambu/Kozhi kuzhambu/ Kodi pulusu is a thick gravy prepared with chicken pieces and masala. This kuzhambu can be prepared with coconut or without coconut. So I made this Chicken kuzhambu with cashew paste, yes you heard it right! Cashew paste adds extra taste, perfect texture, thickness and richness to […]
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.
