Thalappakatti chicken biryani is a unique flavored biryani prepared with popular variety of short grain rice grown in Tamil Nadu called seeraga samba, chicken and spiced with freshly ground biryani masala to give this biryani distinct flavor and color. This Thalappakatti biryani was founded by Mr. Nagasamy Naidu who always […]
Fish dum biryani/ Fish biryani is a spicy, flavorful and delicious biryani. It prepared by layering fried fish on a layer of onion tomato masala mixture and finally put to dum with a layer of basmati rice and cooked to perfection. Sounds interesting right? We usually make biryani with chicken/ […]
Achari vegetable pulao is a delicious and interesting vegetarian pulao/ one pot meal prepared with veggies and pickle. Yes that’s true that’s why the pulao has its name called “ACHARI”. This pulao has a perfect balance of taste and flavor of a regular pulao and pickle, basically you will have […]
Rajma pulao / Kidney beans pulao is a very easy and quick to make healthy one pot meal prepared with rajma/ Kidney beans and basmati rice. This flavorful rice can be served with plain curd or simple raita and also serves as excellent lunch box recipe. This recipe works great […]
Banana flower biryani/ Vazhaipoo biryani is a delicious, healthy and interesting one pot recipe where sauteed banana flower and rice is cooked to perfection along with spices. Banana flower/ Vazhaipoo is not liked by much for its bitter taste but adding it to our diet in an yummy way is […]
Calicut chicken dum biryani or kerala chicken biryani is one such delicious dum biryani loaded with flavors. Yes the flavors and taste comes from the Kerala’s special Kaima rice/ Jeerakasala rice a short grain rice used in this biryani. Also the preparation is little different from other dum biryani which […]
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.
