Vegetable dum biryani is a very flavorful and delicious biryani made with lot of veggies and basmati rice in dum style making it taste like restaurant style one. This biryani is not prepared in authentic Hyderabadi style but does taste like ones made in restaurants. All spices used in this […]
Kerala kadala curry is a very traditional side dish/ gravy prepared specially to be served with puttu or appam for breakfast. This kadala curry is little spicy gravy enriched with coconut flavors, tastes super delish when accompanied with puttu. This one such simple and easy to make gravy does not […]
Egg biryani or Hyderabadi egg dum biryani called by any name the taste and flavors remain same and are always a feast for mouth. This style egg biryani is very flavorful and super easy to make unlike veg or chicken biryani. This biryani is prepared in a way where the […]
Jeera rice or Zeera rice is a very flavorful and quick to make simple rice dish that is popularly served in North India along with variety of side dishes. Jeera rice is one such easy to make rice variety that does not involve much of ingredients and we usually prefer […]
Small onion sambar/ Shallots sambar/ Vengaya sambar / Pearl onion sambar call it by any name is known for its extreme deliciousness and is served with both breakfast and lunch. Just like any other sambar made at home this sambar holds all the same procedures but it needs to be […]
Egg rice/Guddu rice/Muttai sadam is a very easy and quick to make rice variety that can be prepared either with freshly cooked rice or left over rice. Egg rice can be easily packed in lunch box as it is mess free recipe and simple sauce to accompany with it makes […]
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.
