Beetroot pulao/ Beetroot rice is a very colorful, mildly spicy and delicious one pot meal cooked to perfection with basmati rice, beetroot and green peas. Beetroot pulao is super easy and very simple to make lunch recipe. It also serves as a perfect lunch box dish loaded with veggies. A […]
Gongura biryani/ Gongura prawn biryani/ Royyala biryani is a spicy, slightly tangy, flavorful and delicious one pot rice dish. It is prepared by cooking prawns/shrimp and Basmati rice in with Gongura leaves/ Sorrel leaves mixture. I prepared this royyala biryani/ prawn biryani using Gongura thokku. This biryani can be prepared […]
Paneer biryani/ Paneer dum biryani is a flavorful, aromatic, and layered rice dish where paneer is marinated with spices and curd then cooked with basmati rice. This is a one pot dish. Paneer biryani is super easy make compared other veg biryani’s. A simple onion/ cucumber raita will go well […]
Betel leaves rice/ Vetrilai sadam is a spicy, flavorful and unique rice dish loaded with the goodness and peppery flavors from betel leaves. This recipe is prepared with freshly ground masala which adds to the tastes and flavors of the rice. I just recreated these recipes of mine Methi Rice/ […]
No garlic veg biryani/ Instant pot No garlic biryani is a very aromatic and flavorful biryani loaded with veggies and spices. Adding a paste made with mint, cilantro, ginger, tomato and whole spices gives the biryani beautiful color and adds to its taste making it stand out among other biryani. […]
Instant pot mushroom biryani is one such delicious, flavorful and simple biryani prepared with mushrooms, basmati rice and spices. Yes as you read it earlier this is a basic biryani involving no special masala to be used or involves no special ingredient to be used to make it delicious instead […]
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.
