Qubani ka meetha/ Khubani ka meetha is a delicious and a very popular Hyderabad dessert/ sweet prepared with dry apricots and sugar. How simple right? Yes this delicious sweet with just 3 ingredients always tops the list in every marriage held and is also a kind of meal finishing sweet […]
Chicken kola urundai/ chicken fritters is a spicy and a flavorful deep fried chicken balls popular in the chettinad cuisine. Traditionally kola is prepared with mutton and spices as I don’t eat mutton tried making it with chicken just like the veg version I posted earlier like this SOYA KOLA […]
Mirchi ka salan/ Hyderabadi Mirchi salan is a popular peanut based spicy gravy usually accompanied with biryani like this: Boneless chicken dum biryani Parda chicken biryani Air fryer chicken 65 biryani Chicken dum biryani Restaurant style chicken dum biryani Green veg biryani Egg dum biryani Hyderabadi salan is prepared […]
Zarda pulao/ Meethe chawal is a very fragrant and delicious sweet yellow colored saffron flavored rice/ chawal tossed in whole spices, dry fruit and some sugar. It is usually prepared during festivals, special occasion, weddings or sometimes served along with biryani like these: This is is my favorite dish and […]
Air fryer chicken cutlet is a party appetizer/ evening snack with a delicious combination of chicken, potato and spices that is shaped/ flattened like patty, breaded and Air fried to perfection. This chicken cutlet can be deep fried or tawa fried like this CHICKEN CUTLET ON TAWA which I posted […]
Air fryer tandoori chicken wings is a spicy, juicy and delicious appetizer prepared by Air frying marinated pieces of chicken wings to perfection. Yes unbelievable texture was achieved in the Air fryer and as it looks it tasted great as well. Cut, marinate and hassle free Air fry to prepare […]
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.
