Aloo gobi is a simple and easy to make dry side dish prepared with potato (aloo), cauliflower (gobi) and spices. This aloo gobi is a very flavorful dish and is usually served Indian flatbread like Naan, Whole wheat naan, Italian herbs naan, Kulcha, Jeera rice, Phulka and Roti. Aloo gobi […]
Dates kheer/ Khajoor kheer is a tasty, healthy and quick to make kheer/ milk sweet loaded with nuts and khajoor/ dates. You guys would have guessed why this dates kheer/ Dates payasam post is here. Yes, the holy month of Ramadan/ Ramzan is about to begin and we will need […]
Cheese balls is a crispy deep fried snack/ appetizer prepared with boiled potato/aloo, oregano, bell pepper, chilli flakes and cheese as the name goes. This is surely an interesting snack to much on as the balls are made with potato and stuffed with cheese cubes, so as soon you bite […]
Air fryer onion pakoda/ Air fryer onion fritter is a crispy, healthy and delicious tea time snack that can be consumed without any guilt as these are air fried and not deep fried in oil. Yes the recipe remains the same just cooking method/ technique is different to avoid deep […]
Upma kozhukattai/ Steamed rice dumpling as the name goes is an easy and quick to make savory upma prepared with a shape using broken raw rice/ rice rava. Yes you heard it right upma with a shape! Rice rava/ broken rice rava is cooked, shaped and steamed making it a […]
Gobi 65/ Cauliflower 65 is a crispy, spicy and deep fried appetizer/ snack prepared with gobi/ cauliflower, chilli powder and rice flour. This starter needs no introduction as it is super popular and this can be prepared in no time at home as it requires very few ingredients in its […]
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.
