Carrot poriyal/ Carrot subzi/ Carrot stir fry is a super easy and quick to make recipe prepared with just handful ingredients in a very simple method, most importantly without using coconut giving break from traditional recipe. This recipe is a little spicy and yummy one which can be accompanied with […]
Garlic chicken is a spicy, aromatic and yummy recipe loaded with flavors of garlic as the name goes. Garlic chicken is a dish amidst gravy and masala which makes it serve as side accompany for rice, chapati, roti or sometimes can be relished just by mixing it with hot rice […]
Instant sambar/ Fried gram dal sambar is a really quick and easy to make sambar recipe which takes only 10 minutes to make and is an amazing replacer of regular chutney and sambar. Instant sambar is usually served along with idli/ dosa or any batter oriented breakfast, so it can […]
Tomato bath is a yummy, spicy and delicious rice recipe hailing from the state of Karnataka. Tomato bath is prepared by cooking rice in tangy and spicy tomato coconut based gravy making it more appetizing to eat. Flavors of mint and whole spices adds to the taste of this dish. […]
Arachuvitta sambar/ Kadamba sambar/ Brahmin style sambar is a delicious and aromatic sambar prepared using freshly ground masala paste which is usually prepared at our home during pongal as this recipe is free from onion and garlic. This flavorful sambar holds grinding of a simple paste containing channa, dal, urad […]
Bonda mor kuzhambu/ Vada mor kuzhambu/ Majjiga pulusu is a flavorful vibrant colored buttermilk based gravy where urad dal bonda/ vada is drenched in it for more distinct taste. Adding coconut, ginger, toor dal and many other ingredients adds to the flavors and taste of this dish. Mor kuzhambu/ Majjiga […]
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.
