Chicken tawa fry/ Chicken tawa roast as the name suggests it is a simple yet delicious chicken fry recipe prepared by roasting/ frying marinated pieces of chicken in tawa to perfection with flavors of curry leaves. We usually eat either chicken lollipop, chicken 65, chili chicken, chicken drumstick (baked) or […]
Pichi potta kozhi varuval/ Shredded chicken fry is a spicy, delicious and simple stir fry prepared by tossing cooked shredded chicken in spicy onion dry masala. This Tamil Nadu street food style stir fry with simple cooking and ingredients makes an outstanding side dish to go with sambar, rasam, parotta […]
Yam mezhukkupuratti/ Chena mezhukkupurati is a very easy and quick to make Kerala style stir fry prepared by roasting yam/ chena along with some masala, onions and chili in coconut oil. This stir fry dish is a common side dish during lunch and it also holds a place in “Onam […]
Vendakka thoran/ Kerala style Ladies finger stir fry is a simple and easy to make coconut based side dish served usually for lunch and always have special place in Onam sadya. Now you might have guessed why this recipe is here. Yes Onam is almost there and I thought to […]
Rava fish fry is a shallow fried fish with crispy exterior and soft interior filled with masala. This recipe is a slight variation to the regular fish fry that we make at home and still it makes a lot of difference in its taste and has a more appealing texture/look […]
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 […]
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.
