Veg pulao/ Vegetable pulao is a simple, delicious and colorful one pot meal that can be easily prepared at home in different styles. So this is one such style; NO ONION NO GARLIC VEG PULAO that tastes really delish with handful ingredients and serves as a great dish during vrat […]
Green gram dal sundal/ Pachai payaru sundal is a protein rich delicious sundal that can be served as prasad/ evening snack. So sundal is usually a savory snack but it can be made in sweet version too like this GREEN GRAM SWEET SUNDAL which I posted last year and was […]
Padhir peni/ Chiroti is a scrumptious flaky and crispy sweet where deep fried layered puri is topped with powdered sugar which is flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. This padhir/ chiroti is a popular sweet in Tamil Nadu usually prepared for festivals and sometimes found in wedding too. This […]
Thinai kesari/ Foxtail millet is a healthy and delicious sweet that can be prepared easily with handful ingredients during festivals like Navaratri/ special occasions. Kesari is a traditional sweet in South India and is made with sooji/ rava/ semolina which tastes super yum and can whipped up quickly as an […]
Malai ladoo/ Chena ladoo/ Paneer ladoo is a rich, delicious and easy to make sweet / dessert popular in North India which is usually prepared during festivals like Navaratri/ Ganesh chaturthi/ Special occasions. This instant malai/chena ladoo is prepared with just 3 ingredients like paneer, cardamom powder and condensed milk.. […]
Tapioca halwa/ Cassava halwa/ Kappa halwa is one such unique yummy tasting sweet prepared by sweetening the cooked and mashed tapioca with condensed milk which is also flavored with cardamom and garnished with ghee fried cashews. We have heard making halwa with veggies like these: White pumpkin Beetroot Carrot Tomato […]
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.
