Big brinjal tawa fry/ Brinjal fry/ Baingan fry is a spicy and masala flavored South Indian style fry/ roast. It can be served alongside rice mor kuzhambu/ sambar. This eggplant fry is quick and easy to make roast will be super yummy to taste. It will also be interesting to cook […]
Gongura pulihora/ Sorrel leaves rice is a very popular and delicious variety rice prepared by adding tempered sorrel leaves/ gongura paste to cooked rice and mixed to perfection. These gongura leaves are well known for their sour taste and is abundantly available in monsoon season which is happening currently (May […]
Schezwan noodles is one such spicy, flavorful and red colored noodles prepared with veggies, Szechwan sauce and noodles. Veg Schezwan noodles is super popular among all the noodles variety due to its color, spiciness and garlic flavors and with same ingredients fried rice can also be prepared easily at home. […]
Are you a seafood lover? Then you will surely love it!! Shrimp fried rice/ Prawn fried rice is a quick and easy to make one pot wonder/meal that is super yummy and tummy filling as well. This flavorful rice dish is typically prepared with eggs/ veggies/ meat and veggies combined […]
Chicken pulao is a flavorful and quick to make one pot dish prepared with basmati rice, meat and whole spices. Pulav/Pilaf is usually white/ slightly yellow in color and uses mint and cilantro for flavoring and sometimes coconut milk as well for that mild sweetness and taste. This chicken pulao […]
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/ […]
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.
