Millet tomato rice/ Kuthiraivali tomato rice/ Millet thakkali sadam/ Millet tomato bath is a healthy, delicious and easy to make one pot meal prepared by tossing cooked millet in spicy, tangy tomato thokku / gravy. Traditionally tomato rice is prepared with raw rice/ pacharisi or Basmati rice but thought to […]
Instant pot chettinad mushroom biryani/ Chettinad mushroom biryani is a very flavorful one pot meal prepared by cooking seeraga samba rice and mushrooms in freshly ground chettinad masala. Yes this mushroom biryani is prepared with short grain rice called seeraga samba and homemade masala which makes this biryani very special. […]
Mint rasam/ Pudina rasam is a flavorful and delicious South Indian style rasam/ soup prepared with mint leaves, freshly ground spices and tamarind extract. We all know that rasam can be prepared in jiffy and is always slurped after a meal, on days when we wish to eat light food […]
Veg Makhanwala/ Vegetable makhani is a rich, creamy and delicious restaurant style gravy prepared by simmering mixed veggies in onion, tomato, cashews based gravy. This is one such simple and easy to make buttery gravy loaded with veggies that has same preparation like: Butter chicken Fish tikka masala Air fryer […]
Chicken 65 biryani/ Air fryer chicken 65 biryani is a delicious amalgamation of the 2 popular dishes in one pot, where marinated and fried or Air fried chicken pieces are layered onto the biryani for dum and then served. So instead of cooking chicken in the same pot you will […]
Instant pot palak khichdi/ Palak khichdi is one such winter special lip smacking lentil based one pot meal that is super healthy and nutritious. Yes this is one such recipe that is super quick to prepare and is something similar to South Indian VEN PONGAL and SAMBAR SADAM. I might […]
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.
