Peerkangai eral kootu/ Ridge gourd prawn kootu is a simple and quick to make coconut based gravy/ kootu prepared with Ridge gourd/ Peerkangai and chana dal that goes excellent with rice for lunch. I have earlier posted 3 kootu varieties like this Watermelon rind kootu Bottle gourd prawn kootu Carrot […]
Gutti vankaya biryani/ Stuffed Brinjal biryani/ Eggplant biryani is a scrumptious and a very flavorful Andhra Style (masaledar) biryani prepared by layering partially cooked basmati rice over stuffed brinjal mixture and cooked to perfection in dum method. Might sound little awkward/ you might be startled as well when you hear […]
Fish puttu/ Fish bhurji/ Scrambled fish is a simple yet delicious South Indian style side dish prepared by adding scrambled fish in spicy and flavorful garlic onion mixture. Traditionally fish puttu is prepared with king fish which is super yummy but can be prepared with Tilapia too if you can’t […]
Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is one such scrumptious and simplest biryani. Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is loaded with flavors from chicken and makhani gravy over which half cooked basmati rice is cooked to perfection on dum. The creamy, spicy and sweet flavors from makhani gravy is […]
Fish chukka/ Fish sukka/ Air fryer fish chukka is a flavorful and scrumptious dry dish prepared by tossing fried fish in spicy onion tomato masala. Traditionally chukka / sukka is prepared with mutton since I din’t eat mutton I had already posted chukka recipe like this CHICKEN CHUKKA. I was […]
Millet tomato rice/ Kuthiraivali tomato rice/ Millet thakkali sadam/ Millet tomato bath is a healthy, delicious and easy to make one pot meal prepared by tossing cooked millet in spicy, tangy tomato thokku / gravy. Traditionally tomato rice is prepared with raw rice/ pacharisi or Basmati rice but thought 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.
