Air fryer Baingan bharta/ Air fryer eggplant bharta is a very flavorful and delicious dish prepared by adding roasted and mashed baingan/ eggplant to spices. Traditionally baigan bhartha is prepared by roasting eggplant in direct flame which is actually the speciality of the dish as the flavors created is magical. […]
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 […]
Watermelon rind kootu/ Watermelon peel kootu is a simple and quick to make coconut based gravy/ kootu prepared with watermelon rind (white part of watermelon) and chana dal that goes excellent with rice, dal and can be considered as one of the best out of waste recipes. A truly effective […]
Chettinad prawn roast/ Chettinad prawn masala is a spicy, flavorful and delicious side dish prepared by cooking prawns in freshly ground masala. This very simple and easy to make dish goes well with rasam rice or biryani and taste more like the crab/ shrimp roast available in Anjappar restaurant/ Sangam […]
Fish tikka masala is a rich and creamy curry prepared by adding chunks of marinated and roasted fish and veggies into tomato based curry sauce and cooked to perfection with spices. This fish tikka masala tastes just like restaurant ones and can be easily made at home without using skewers/ […]
Sarson ka saag/ Sarson da saag is delicious and authentic Punjabi dish prepared with greens and served with Indian flatbread prepared with maize flour. This dish is prepared primarily with mustard leaves/ sarson but to balance its bitterness and to elevate the taste greens like methi/ fenugreek leaves, bathua leaves, […]
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.
