Veg pulao/ Vegetable pulao is a simple, delicious and colorful one pot meal that can be easily prepared at home in different styles. So this is one such style; NO ONION NO GARLIC VEG PULAO that tastes really delish with handful ingredients and serves as a great dish during vrat […]
Gutti vankaya biryani/ Stuffed Brinjal biryani/ Eggplant biryani is a scrumptious and a very flavorful Andhra Style (masaledar) biryani prepared by layering partially cooked basmati rice over stuffed brinjal mixture and cooked to perfection in dum method. Might sound little awkward/ you might be startled as well when you hear […]
This Homestyle Chicken Mandi brings you the rich, smoky essence of the traditional Yemeni mandi biryani using an oven-roasted chicken technique and homemade mandi masala. Perfect for festive dinners or weekend indulgence!
Zarda pulao/ Meethe chawal is a very fragrant and delicious sweet yellow colored saffron flavored rice/ chawal tossed in whole spices, dry fruit and some sugar. It is usually prepared during festivals, special occasion, weddings or sometimes served along with biryani like these: This is is my favorite dish and […]
Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is one such scrumptious and simplest biryani. Butter chicken biryani/ Chicken makhani biryani is loaded with flavors from chicken and makhani gravy over which half cooked basmati rice is cooked to perfection on dum. The creamy, spicy and sweet flavors from makhani gravy is […]
Baked vegetable dum biryani/ Baked dum biryani is one such easy and super quick to make one pot meal that can be prepared in oven in no time if you have all the ingredients ready. All you need to do is mix all the ingredients, layer it with rice, bake […]
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.
