Curry leaves powder/ Karuveppilai podi/ Karivepaku podi is an aromatic and flavorful condiment/ spice blend prepared with fresh curry leaves, lentils and spices. This aromatic powder not only adds taste to the food but also contains umpteen health benefits so adding it in our diet it very important. This is one […]
Brinjal gojju chutney/ Brinjal chutney is a spicy, flavorful and little tangy side dish usually served along with Idli, dosa or hot rice. This brinjal chutney can be made very quickly as it calls for some simple ingredients in its making yet resulting in delicious chutney. I have used purple […]
Hotel style coconut chutney is a scrumptious and very easy to make side dish that can be prepared with handful ingredients. Yes regular coconut chutney recipe tweaked bit by adding sauteed onion, ginger and chili while grinding elevates the taste, color and flavor of the chutney – same as the […]
Bottle gourd chutney/ Sorakaya pachadi is a spicy, lightly tangy and delicious pachadi/ chutney that goes well with white rice, idli or dosa when served with little sesame oil. This pachadi/ chutney can be prepared in no time with handful ingredients. We always make dishes like these with bottle gourd/ […]
Vadagam chutney is an easy and quick to make delicious chutney. Vadagam is a readymade sun dried seasoning. This chutney is prepared with vadagam, coconut and fried gram dal. Yes this chutney uses no fresh onion/ tomato so its super quick to make and still tastes delish. This is how […]
Mint thokku/ Pudina thokku is a spicy, tangy, salty and flavorful multipurpose dish/ side/ chutney that goes well with many main dishes like idli, dosa, rice etc. This thokku can be stored in refrigerator and used for a month when you don’t have time to grind chutney. I prepared this […]
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.
