Curry leaves rice / Karuveppilai sadam is a very healthy and easy to make rice. Curry leaves rice is a very flavorful rice prepared by tossing cooked rice in ground spicy curry leaves mixture. This rice has been my favorite since my childhood, so my mom makes this rice often. […]
Capsicum masala rice is a spicy and flavored rice prepared by combining oil roasted capsicum, rice and freshly ground masala powder made with select spices. I never knew about capsicum rice until I tasted it at my sisters house. At first I was hesitant to taste then after tasting dint […]
Bisi bele bath / Bisibelabath is a delicious and healthy rice recipe hailing from the state of Karnataka is prepared with rice, toor dal and with lot of vegetables. This rice is made flavorful and the unique taste comes by adding bisibelabath powder which is made by grinding select roasted […]
Brinjal rice is an excellent spicy, tangy and masala flavored rice. It is easy to make and is one of my favorite brinjal recipes. I prepared this brinjal rice with my homegrown brinjal that we harvested today and i wanted to cook this recipe with it. This recipe requires grinding […]
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.
