Ganesh chaturthi recipes
Kajjikayalu/ Karanji/ Sweet somas/ Gujiya is a delicious deep fried stuffed sweet dumpling prepared during Sankranti/ Holi/ Diwali. Kajjikayalu/ Gujiya with crispy outer and soft interior. The filling with coconut in every bite and crunchiness from cashew and raisins tastes delicious. Kajjikayalu/ Gujiya can be prepared with different types of […]
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 […]
Coconut payasam/ Arisi thengai payasam is a delicious and flavorful sweet dish prepared with raw rice and loads of grated coconut/ thengai flavored with cardamom. This is one such super delicious and easy to make payasam that can be prepared during festivals like Ugadi. Yes you heard that right this […]
Keerai medhu vadai is a fluffy, crispy and delicious medhu vada loaded with goodness of palak/ spinach/ pasalai keerai. This keerai vadai can be made for festivals like Ugadi, Ganesh chaturthi, Varalakshmi vratham etc as it uses no onion in its making and can taste same or more delicious than […]
KARUPATTI BOONDI LADOO/ PALM JAGGERY BOONDI LADOO is a delicious and little healthy version of the boondi ladoo. Here fried boondi is soaked in karupatti/ palm jaggery syrup instead of sugar syrup. Regular boondi laddo recipe goes here like this Boondi ladoo. I wouldn’t vouch this palm jaggery boondi ladoo […]
Chana dal halwa is a delicious and melt in mouth sweet/ dessert prepared by sauteeing ground chana dal paste in ghee and is given richness by adding milk and made it flavorful with cardamom. Usually chana dal halwa is prepared with regular white sugar because of which it attains a […]
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.
