Thinai adirasam/ Foxtail millet karupatti adhirasam is a delicious South Indian deep fried sweet. Millet adhirasam can be prepared with homemade Thinai flour/ Foxtail millet flour and palm jaggery. It is usually for festivals like Diwali and few other festivities. Traditionally adhirasam is prepared with rice flour and jaggery/ karupatti. […]
Ragi Kara boondi/ Finger Millet kara boondi is a spicy, crunchy and yummy deep fried snack made during festivals like Diwali or even served as tea time snack. This kara boondi is prepared with ragi flour/ finger millet flour, besan/ gram flour acting as key ingredient and adding chilli powder, […]
Kodo millet Sev/ Varagu omapodi is a crunchy fried snack made with Kodo millet/ Varagu flour, gram flour and ajwain water. Ompodi is served as tea time snack or made during festivals like Diwali so thought to give a healthy twist to it by making it with millet flour and […]
Rava ladoo with condensed milk/Condensed milk rava ladoo is a very easy and delicious sweet that can be easily prepared in 10 minutes with handful ingredients. As we all know Holi is almost there, I thought of sharing a regular sweet with a little twist and here it is for […]
Instant moong dal halwa is a delicious, flavorful and melt in mouth winter dessert that can be easily prepared in no time using moong dal flour, milk, sugar and ghee. The traditional moong dal halwa is laborious to prepare so thought to share a quick way to prepare it which might […]
Gulab Jamun Trifle is a rich and delicious Indian fusion dessert. It consists 3 layers of awesomeness which can he relished with a spoon from a glass. Very ingenious right?? This cold jamun trifle consists of 3 simple yet delish layers: Crumbled biscuits/ crackers A layer of custard Crumbled juicy […]
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.
