Potato murukku/ chakli is a fried crunchy and yummy snack with potato flavors in every bite. It is prepared by making dough with rice flour and potato paste, which is then shaped and fried in oil. Potato murukku is very easy and simple to make recipe with only few ingredients […]
Paneer rabri/ rabdi is a rich and delicious dessert prepared with milk, condensed milk and grated paneer. This rabri is an instant and easy recipe with just 4 main ingredients and can be prepared in very less time. This rabri is usually prepared during special occasions and can be used […]
Potato sweet mixture is an instant and easy to make fried snacks prepared by mixing powdered sugar, nuts and fried grated potatoes. This mixture can be prepared for diwali or as tea time snacks. This is my childhood favorite snacks and after that I got chance to taste this only […]
Kara boondi is a spicy, crunchy and yummy fried snack made during festivals like diwali or even served as tea time snack. Kara boondi is prepared with besan/ gram flour acting as key ingredient and adding chilli powder, peanuts, cashews and curry leaves for enhanced taste. I usually make kara […]
Ompodi / Omapodi/ Plain sev is a crunchy fried snack made with gram flour, rice flour and ajwain. Ompodi is served as tea time snack or made during festivals like diwali. Ompodi is very easy to make and has only handful ingredients in its making. Ompodi is my hubby’s all […]
Sweet kaja/ Madatha kaja is a toothsome layered sweet recipe famous in Andhra Pradesh. Sweet kaja is prepared with maida dough, which is shaped and fried, then dipped in sugar syrup before serving. This is my mom’s recipe and she used to make it for snacks, and there used 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.
