Chicken 65 is a popular appetizer/ side/ snack dish that is prepared by deep frying marinated chicken pieces. Chicken 65 recipe uses boneless chicken for its making which makes it much easier to eat. This recipe is usually spicy and is judged by the color. I have not used any […]
Onion salan is a thick and flavorful gravy that is exclusively served with biryani in restaurants. This salan aroma and taste is much different from other gravies as it uses peanuts, sesame seeds and coconut. It is simple to make and lip smacking recipe that makes biryani even more delicious. […]
Onion samosa or Irani samosa is a yummy deep fried snacks that is smaller in size compared to normal samosa. These little samosas taste great when accompanied with a cup of hot chai specially on a rainy day. Onion samosa contains a simple filling made with onions and poha which […]
Chicken tikka a very popular dish that is loaded with flavorful and succulent pieces of chicken and veggies originating from Indian and pakistan. Chicken tikka is traditionally prepared in clay oven called tandoor which is actually the reason behind its taste and flavors in addition to the veggies and tandoori […]
Pressure cooker chicken kurma is one such easy and quick to make coconut based thick gravy that can be served with umpteen dishes like parotta, rice, poori, chapati, pulao, idli, dosa, uttapam and with many varieties of biryani. I have already posted many varieties of kurma including a chicken kurma […]
Pressure cookers are always a bliss to all working people and non working people with small kids as they finish the work in jiffy. Of course we have the INSTANT POT available in market which does the work even faster but we are not debating about it now. Pressure cooker […]
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.
