Ganesh chaturthi recipes
Palathalikalu/ Bellam Palathalikalu is a delicious sweet dish prepared by cooking steamed rice flour noodles to boiling milk coconut mixture. Palathalikalu is usually prepared during festivals/ special occasions like Sankranti, Ganesh Chathurthi and Polala Amavasya. Palathalikalu has unique flavors and taste as it involves freshly ground paste consisting of coconut […]
Channa masala sundal is prepared by cooking soaked channa then tossing it in freshly ground masala and enhanced with coconut and tempering. Channa sundal is easy to make and works well for lot of festivals. This recipe involves grinding of masala powder which is the key method in turning this […]
Besan ladoo is an aromatic sweet recipe prepared by roasting besan in ghee and then molding them into ladoo. This recipe is easy to make but at the same time requires little patience while roasting besan which is the key step to tasty ladoo. This ladoo can be prepared during […]
Cabbage payasam/kheer is a yummy recipe where cabbage is cooked in milk. This is such an easy and healthy recipe and got to know about it from my mom. My mom often makes this payasam on special occasions over the regular payasam. You can make this with two consistency thick […]
Coconut poli/ bobbatlu is a sweet recipe with coconut stuffing prepared usually during festivals in India. I like the poli /bobbatlu when they are really soft so for this recipe i added few drops of oil to soak the dough for extra softness and flattened the poli /bobbatlu with fingers […]
Poha ladoo/ Aval ladoo/ Atukula laddu is made out of flattened rice which is popular both in South and North India. The most delicious and easy sweet recipe that I prepared with poha is this ladoo and this was my Friday prashadam for god. I have been preparing a lot […]
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.
