Butter chicken or Chicken makhani is a rich, creamy and delicious side dish prepared by adding grilled/ roasted chicken in sweet and spicy tomato sauce. Chicken makhani/ Murgh makahani is the most sought after side dish by many anytime they visit restaurants if they are non veg eater and in […]
Vegetable oats upma is a simple, quick and healthy breakfast that is loaded with veggies. This upma can be prepared in just 15 minutes that too with handful ingredients. Sounds simple right? Anytime you are bored of making porridge with oats or the regular idli, dosa or paratha then this […]
Vegetable couscous upma is a quick and easy to make healthy breakfast loaded with veggies and taste. What is that? A new term? For some yes and for some no! Let’s see what is couscous. Couscous is a granular semolina that resemble tiny beads is a staple food of Northern […]
Whole wheat bhatura is a puffy and fluffy deep fried leavened Indian bread prepared with wheat flour, maida, curd, baking soda and sooji/ rava. Bhatura is traditionally prepared with maida/ all purpose flour and served with chole/ chana masala but to keep it healthy and break the boredom I tried […]
Air fryer lauki kofta/ Bottle gourd kofta curry is a flavorful and delicious gravy/ curry where round shaped cooked kofta balls prepared with grated lauki/ bottle gourd is dunked / drenched in a tangy and slightly sweet onion tomato based gravy. Might sound a little confusing but trust me it […]
Indian style tomato spaghetti/ Desi style tomato spaghetti is prepared by tossing cooked spaghetti in spicy onion tomato sauce flavored and seasoned with Indian spices. Those spices and flavors is what we sometimes need/ miss while eating Italian spaghetti. But that’s how it should be when you say it “ITALIAN […]
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.
