Palak pappu as the name suggests it is made with 2 key ingredients palak / spinach and toor dal. This is a very nutritious and healthy dal recipe and tastes best with rice and roti. I make this very often at home with fresh spinach harvested from my patio garden. […]
Chicken kuzhambu/Kozhi kuzhambu/ Kodi pulusu is a thick gravy prepared with chicken pieces and masala. This kuzhambu can be prepared with coconut or without coconut. So I made this Chicken kuzhambu with cashew paste, yes you heard it right! Cashew paste adds extra taste, perfect texture, thickness and richness to […]
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.
