Egg curry is a spicy and very flavorful dish prepared by cooking boiled egg in aromatic onion tomato mixture. This egg curry requires preparation of special dry masala which is the key to its deliciousness. This curry is very easy to prepare and can be served with rice, roti and […]
Gutti vankaya kura is a spicy and little tangy curry prepared with brinjal. Gutti vankaya is prepared by stuffing brinjal with spicy ground masala then cooking the brinjal in low flame. This is a delicious curry and all time favorite one for us. This recipe is simple and easy to […]
Sprouted moong are germinated from green gram dal. They are a good source of protein and has lot of other nutritional benefits. Sprouted moong biryani is a spicy and flavorful biryani where rice is cooked in spicy onion, tomato and moong mixture. This biryani is easy to prepare and very […]
Fish kuzhambu is a spicy and tangy curry prepared by cooking fish in tamarind mixture. This fish kuzhambu requires grinding of onion, tomato, coconut and select spices which gives a vibrant color. This below method of preparation gives the kuzhambu chettinad touch and enhances the taste of this kuzhambu. For […]
Mushroom gravy is an easy and quick gravy where mushroom is cooked in spicy and masala flavored onion tomato mixture without adding water. Mushroom gravy is simple to prepare and has very basic ingredients in its making. This gravy goes very well with roti, chapati and pulao. I love mushrooms […]
Tomato rice is a tangy, spicy and masala flavored rice cooked by adding soaked raw rice in tomato mixture. I made this recipe today because we harvested around 1 ½ lb tomatoes from my home garden. I was so temped to make some dish with it and finally made my […]
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.
