Barnyard millet adai/ Kuthiraivali adai is a healthy, wholesome and delicious dosa/ Indian pancake prepared with barnyard millet (small in size, white in color, round in shape bigger than semolina/ sooji)and lentils. Traditionally adai is prepared with rice and lentils but to keep it healthy and to get back to […]
Barnyard millet appam/ Millet appam/ Kuthiraivali appam is one such soft, fluffy, healthy and delicious variety of South Indian bowl shaped pancakes prepared with fermented millet batter without yeast. Traditionally appam is prepared with rice, coconut and urad dal and I thought to make it a little healthier and different […]
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.
